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To Preserve Pineapples

From Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper, 1902

Syrup should be made of sugar the same weight as fruit.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper (1902) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Preserve Pineapples (Miss Frances Cloete’s recipe).— Meiely peel and slice them and let them preserve in very thin syrup ^ for several hours. A lemon or two

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