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Compote of Barberries
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 3
Use a copper or enamelled vessel to avoid discoloration.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
502Calories
2 gProtein
128 gCarbs
1 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories502 kcal
Protein2.2 g
Carbohydrates128 g
Fiber2.6 g
Sugars125 g
Total Fat1 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.3 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium20 mg
Potassium297 mg
Calcium64 mg
Iron2.9 mg
Magnesium29 mg
Phosphorus57 mg
Zinc0.2 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C55 mg
Vitamin A1.5 mcg
Vitamin E1.3 mg
Vitamin K12 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg
Niacin (B3)0.9 mg
Folate9.1 mcg
Choline19 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water251 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 404. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
COMPOTE OF BARBERRIES FOR DESSERT. When this fruit is first ripe it requires, from its excessive acidity, nearly its weight of sugar to render it palatable ; but after hanging Rome time upon the trees it becomes much mellowed in flavour, and 460 MODERN COOKERY. [ciiap. XXIII. may be sufficiently sweetened with a smaller proportion. According to the state of the fruit then, take for each pound (leaving it in bunches) from twelve to sixteen ounces of sugar, and boil it with three-quarters of a pint of water until it forms a syrup. Throw in the bunches of fruit, and simmer them for five or six minutes. II their weight of sugar be used, they will become in that time perfectly transparent. As all vessels of tin affect the colour of the barberries, they should be boiled in a copper stewpan, or in a German enamelled one, which would be far better. Barberries, 1 lb.
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