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Canned Peaches (Steamed)

From The new practical housekeeping, 1890

Serves 4

This method applies equally well to pears.

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 81. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Canned Peaches. (Steamed.) — After peeling, seed and place in a steamer over a kettle of boiling water, first laying a cloth in bot- tom of steamer ; fill about half full of fruit, cover tightly, make a syrup in a porcelain kettle

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