Stewed Fruit

Ingredients

• 1 lb. any kind of fruit
• 0.5 lb. sugar
• 1 pint water

Method

1. 1

   Put the sugar and water into a pan and boil for ten minutes to make a syrup.

2. 2

   If coloured, add a few drops of cochineal.

3. 3

   Add the cleaned fruit, cover, simmer for three minutes, then allow to cool in the pan with the lid on.

4. 4

   Pour onto a glass dish and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Sea Cookery (1911) by Richard Bond, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

stewed fruit. 123 CUSTARD. 1 pint milk - egSs 1 tablespoonful sugar Beat up the eggs, add the milk and sugar, pour into a pan and stir round constantly until it commences to thicken. Do not boil or the custard will curdle. Allow to go cold, when cold pour the- custard round a dish of stewed fruit, and serve. STEWED FRUIT. 1 lb. any kind of fruit I X lb. sugar 4 pint water

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