Compote of Pears
From Cookery and housekeeping, 1882
Serves 4
Do not place cream on pears as some may object to it.
Presented as published in 1882. 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 Cookery and housekeeping (1882) by Reeve, Henry Mrs., page 150. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Compote of Pears. Take pears of the same size, and of the kinds fit COMPOTE OF PEARS. 373 for stewing, peel them very smoothly, so that the surface may be even ; if large, cut in halves, or even in quarters ; if small, let them remain whole. Place them in a stewpan, with a little lemon peel, syrup enough to cover them, and a squeeze of lemon juice
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