Compote of Damsons

Ingredients

• a pound of rice
• sweetened with white sugar
• thickened with arrowroot or gelatine

Method

1. 1

   Wash rice thoroughly, soak in milk, and boil until tender.

2. 2

   Pound into a smooth paste, shape into a round ball, and flatten.

3. 3

   Bake in the oven.

4. 4

   Serve damsons in the center of the rice border, thickened juice poured over.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c (1880), page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

compete of damsons, and to serve it in an ornamental border made of rice. The damsons should be piled up in a pyramid form in the centre of the rice border, and the juice of the damsons, which is generally of a very bright colour, should be sweetened with white sugar, and slightly thickened. If the compete is served hot the juice must be thickened with arrowroot and poured over the tart. If, however, the compdtc is served cold the juice must be thick- ened with gelatine or isinglass, taking care that it is not made so as to set too thick. It does not do to have the juice set in a hard or firm jelly. All kinds of bottled fruits and fruits preserved in syrup can be served in rice borders. The rice borders should be made as follows : — Let the Cook take say a pound of rice

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