Preserved Pears
From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892
Serves 9
Two or three drops of cochineal may be added for color.
Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1126. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
three pounds of sugar to every four pounds of pears, and just enough water to moisten the sugar and keep the fruit from burn- ing. The strained juice and thinly-pared rind of a lemon an,d an inch of whole ginger
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