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Canned Quinces or Plums

From Cooks in clover, 1889

If the plums are sour, three-quarters of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit will improve them.

Presented as published in 1889. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooks in clover (1889), page 55. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Canned Quinces or Plums. — Three pounds of fruit, one and a half pounds of sugar, and one and a half pints of water

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.