Stewed Plums or Prunes

Ingredients

• 4 oz. sugar
• 14 /b. plums or 1 1b. prunes
• 4 pt. water
• Syrup

Method

1. 1

   Boil sugar and water together to make a syrup.

2. 2

   Put in washed plums and stew until just tender.

3. 3

   If prunes are used soak the fruit overnight.

4. 4

   Stew in a jar or pan, using the water in which the fruit was soaked.

5. 5

   When tender, add 4 oz. sugar and continue stewing for a little longer.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The doctors' cookery book (1938) by British Medical Association, page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STEWED PLUMS OR PRUNES 4 oz. sugar 14 /b. plums or 1 1b. prunes Syrup 4 pt. water

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.