Peach or Apple Compote for Dessert
From La cuisine creole, 1885
Lemon improves apples; peaches are better without.
Presented as published in 1885. 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 La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 86. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
EACH OR APPLE COMPOTE^ FOR DESSERT. Dissolve and boil a pound of loaf sugar in a pint of water; skim it, pare six or eight apples, or a dozen peaches
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