Fruit Sirup

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ^ teaspoon cream of tartar
• Make a sirup of the sugar and water.

Method

1. 1

   Make a sirup of the sugar and water.

2. 2

   Boil, without stirring, to the hard-crack stage, or 300° F.

3. 3

   Remove the saucepan from the fire and set it in an outer pan of boiling water to prevent the sirup from hardening.

4. 4

   Add the lemon-juice.

5. 5

   Dip the fruits, one at a time, into the hot sirup.

6. 6

   Remove and place on an oiled paper to dry.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from New Delineator recipes. (1929) by Delineator Home Institute, page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

^ teaspoon cream of tartar Fruit Make a sirup of the sugar and water. Boil, without stirring, to the hard-crack stage, or 300° F. Remove the saucepan from the fire and set it in an outer pan of boiling water to prevent the sirup from hardening. Add the lemon-juice. Dip the fruits, one at a time, into the hot sirup. Remove and place on an oiled paper to dry. FRUIT DESSERTS STUFFED PEACHES Pare large peaches and cut a slice from the top of each. Re- move the pits without breaking the fruit and fill hollows with any chopped fruit, such as apples, citron, raisins, or with nuts. Sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon or nutmeg. Pour custard over the peaches and bake; or serve cold soft custard with the chilled fruit. FRESH-FRUIT CUP Yi pineapple 3 oranges I cup strawberries 2 tablespoons lemon-juice 3 bananas Sugar Peel and dice the pineapple, bananas and oranges. Wash and hull the strawberries. Mix all together, with the lemon-juice and sugar, and set on ice until very cold. MACEDOINE OF FRUIT 3 peaches ^ cup diced watermelon 3 pears i cup raspberries Yi cup diced pineapple Yz cup sugar Pare and slice peaches and pears, cut pineapple and melon in small pieces, mix fruit and sugar, and chill for one hour. Serve in glasses, adding one tablespoon whipped cream to each glass just before serving. A berry or piece of pineapple placed on the cream gives color to the dish. BLUSHING APPLES 6 red apples i^ cups water

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