Rice Compote
From The bachelor and the chafing dish, 1895
Keep covered to retain wine flavor.
Presented as published in 1895. 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 The bachelor and the chafing dish (1895) by Deshler Welch, page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Rice Compote. — This is the way I saw Mrs. Rorer make it : Into the chafing-dish went four t’ablespoonfuls of sugar, four of sherry (claret is equally good), and one sliced banana. To this was added four tablespoonfuls of cold boiled rice. It was kept covered while the banana cooked tender to keep the wine flavor from escaping. When the cover was raised to add one-half a pineapple, shredded in
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