Compote of Damsons
From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892
Serves 3
Serve with whipped cream.
Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 462. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Take one pound of loaf sugar and one pint of water ; let it simmer on the fire until the sugar has melted, then thi'ow in the white of an egg, and take oil the scum as it rises. When the sjTup has boiled fifteen minutes, drop into it, one by one, a quart of sound damsons, and simmer until soft. COMPOTE OF DAMSONS
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