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To Dry Imperatrice Plums
From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884
Serves 2
Tie a bladder over jars before boiling.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
541Calories
2 gProtein
139 gCarbs
1 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories541 kcal
Protein1.6 g
Carbohydrates139 g
Fiber3.2 g
Sugars136 g
Total Fat1 g
Saturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.1 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium1.1 mg
Potassium358 mg
Calcium15 mg
Iron0.4 mg
Magnesium16 mg
Phosphorus36 mg
Zinc0.2 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0.1 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C22 mg
Vitamin A39 mcg
Vitamin E0.6 mg
Vitamin K15 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg
Niacin (B3)0.9 mg
Folate11 mcg
Choline4.3 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water198 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 454. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
TO DRY IMPERATRICE PLUMS. (An easy method.') Tut them into jar*, or wide-necked bottles, with half a pound of 5 22 MODERN COOKERY. Lchap. xxiv. good sugar, rolled or pounded, to twice the weight of fruit ; set them into a very cool oven for four or five hours ; or, if more convenient, place them, with a little hay between them, in a pan of cold water and boil them gently for rather more than three hours. Leave them in the syrup for a few days, and finish them as directed for the drying of other fruits. Tie a bladder over the necks of the jars or bottles before they are placed in the pan of water, and fasten two or three folds of paper over the former, or cork the bottles when the fruit is to be baked. The sugar should be put in after the fruit, without being shaken down ; it will then dissolve gradually, and be absorbed by it equally. To each pound of plums
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