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Compote of Quinces

From Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats, 1907

Serves 3

Sweet apples and quinces in equal portions make a nice compote stewed in this manner.

Presented as published in 1907. 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

  • Peel and quarter the fruit
  • put in cold water
  • Add one pound of sugar to each quart of the liquid

Method

  1. Boil the peel and core in some water till soft, then strain off the juice.

  2. Let come to a boil, then add the sliced fruit and stew till tender.

Nutrition per serving

633Calories
1 gProtein
162 gCarbs
1 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats (1907) by Paul Richards, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COMPOTE OF QUINCES. Peel and quarter the fruit and put in cold water. Boil the peel and core in some water till soft, then strain off the juice. Add one pound of sugar to each quart of the liquid

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