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Gooseberry Fool

From The home cook book, 1905

Serves 6

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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As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 150. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GOOSEBERRY FOOL Top and stalk a quart of green gooseberries and stew them with a little water in an earthen dish till they are tender. Mash them through a sieve or colander and make the 276 THE HOME COOK BOOK jam very sweet with either brown or white sugar. Have ready in a large bowl a quart of cold boiled custard

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