Gooseberry Compote

Ingredients

• I lb, gooseberries.
• A pinch of carbonate of soda.
• A small piece of cinnamon stick.
• 1 gill water,
• I i lb. sugar.

Method

1. 1

   Top and tail the gooseberries and throw them into a quart of boiling water with a pinch of carbonate of soda.

2. 2

   As soon as the fruit rises to the surface, take it out and drain on a sieve, dashing a little cold water over it.

3. 3

   Boil the sugar with the cinnamon in a gill of water for 5 minutes, then put the gooseberries in and bring once more just to the boil.

4. 4

   Take out, boil the syrup down a little and pour over the gooseberries.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from German cookery for the English kitchen (1906) by Ella Oswald, page 79. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

(Gooseberry Comp6tb.) I lb, gooseberries. I A pinch of carbonate of soda. A small piece of cinnamon 1 gill water, stick. I i lb. sugar. Top and tail the gooseberries and throw them into a quart of boiling water with a pinch of carbonate of soda. As soon as the fruit rises to the surface, take it out and drain on a sieve, dashing a little cold water over it. Boil the sugar with the cinnamon in a gill of water for 5 minutes, then put the gooseberries in and bring once more just to the boil. Take out, boil the syrup down a little and pour over the gooseberries. I lb. raspberries. ^ gill water. Compote. 191 Himbeer-Kompott, (Raspberry Comp6tb.) A pinch of potato flour. 10 oz. sugar. Boil up the sugar and the water and pour over the fruit. Leave standing for 1 5 minutes. Then strain off the syrup, boil it for 5 minutes, thicken with potato flour, and pour over the fruit again. Johannisbeer-Kompott. (Red Currant Comp6tb.) I lb. currants. A pinch of potato flour« 14 oz. sugar. \ gill water. Prepare as Raspberry Compote. Apfel-Kompott. (Apple Comp6te.) 1 lb. peeled apples. 8 oz. sugar. 2 tablespooDsful lemon juice. \ pint water. Boil up the water and sugar, add the lemon juice and the apples, cut into thick slices, and shake to and fro over the fire, keeping the saucepan covered till the apples are transparent. Then take out, boil the syrup down and pour over them. ApfelmuB, (Apple Fool.) 2, lbs. apples. | 5 oz. sugar. Peel and core the apples, cutting them up and putting them into cold water at once to preserve the colour. Then place in a saucepan with 3 tablespoonsful of water, keeping the lid on and shaking the pan to and fro frequently. When the apples are soft, rub them through a hair sieve and sweeten with sugar. A flavouring of cinnamon or lemon may be added if desired. 192 Kampott. Pflamnen-Kompott. (Plum Comp6te.) I lb. plums. I ^ lb. sugar. A piece of cinnamon stick.

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