Stewed Prunes

Ingredients

• one pound of prunes
• two ounces of sugar
• a small piece of cinnamon stick
• the peel of a quarter of a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Wash prunes and soak in cold water for two hours.

2. 2

   Cook in the same water with cinnamon, lemon peel, and sugar until soft, about one hour.

3. 3

   For better flavor, use an earthen pot in the bake oven for two hours.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 255. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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