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Ginger-Root Pears

From The home cook book, 1905

Serves 20

Presented as published in 1905. 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 The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 198. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GINGER-ROOT PEARS In a preserving kettle steep in two cups of water quarter of a pound of green ginger-root, or half a pound of candied ginger-root, after cutting it in small pieces. Add eight pounds of sugar and let boil to a syrup. Cut the inside of four lemons in small pieces and add to the syrup. Cut also and add the lemon rinds — not the white part, but strips of the thin yellow io Vol. 2 3G2 THE HOME COOK BOOK skin. Take eight pounds of peeled pears

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