Pear Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. of juicy pears
• 1 ^stick of cinnamon
• 1 % qts. of water
• 1 slice of lemon
• % lb. of sugar
• 1 tbsp. of corn starch
• 1 clove

Method

1. 1

   Peel and cut pears, core them, and cook in water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, and lemon slice until tender.

2. 2

   Remove pears, add corn starch to syrup, boil down, and pour over fruit.

3. 3

   Serve cold or warm.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 115. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

% lb. of sugar 1 cup of white wine, if you wish Preparation: The apples are washed, drained and put to boil in % qt. of water. Set them on the back of the stove where they will heat very slowly and soak while heating. Add the sugar, lemon slice, lemon juice and white wine, let them boil until tender and serve cold. Remarks: These dried apples may be made into a smooth sauce by rubbing them through a colander or sieve when done. No. 20— PRUNES FOR SAUCE. Quantity for 6 Persons. 1 lb. of prunes 1 pt. of water % cup of sugar 1 slice of lemon Juice of % lemon Preparation : The prunes are washed and set to boil with 1 pt. of water, sugar, lemon slice and lemon juice. If there is too much juice, take the prunes out, boil down to a thicker syrup and pour over the prunes. Serve cold. No. 21— RHUBARB SAUCE. Quantity for 6 Persons. 2 bunches of pie plants 1 cup of water Sugar to taste Preparation: Skin the rhubarb and cut it up in 2 inch pieces, cook until tender in water and much sugar. Serve cold. Rhubarb requires mudh sugar, as it is very sour. Remarks : If you like, you can thicken this sauce with a little corn starch dissolved in water. — 244— No. 22— PEAR SAUCE. Quantity for 6 Persons. 2 lbs. of juicy pears 1 ^stick of cinnamon 1 % qts. of water 1 slice of lemon Vi lb. of sugar 1 tbsp. of corn starch 1 clove

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