Vegetable Marrow as an Imitation of Apples

Ingredients

• Take a large vegetable marrow
• a large breakfast-cup of sugar
• a tablespoonful of flour or bread-crumbs
• ten cloves
• a tumbler of wine and vinegar mixed
• a pinch of salt

Method

1. 1

   Cut the vegetable marrow in thin slices after peeling and taking out the soft pulp and seeds.

2. 2

   Butter an enamelled pot; put layers of sliced vegetable marrow and sugar, a tablespoonful of flour or bread-crumbs, ten cloves, and pour the wine over the last layer.

3. 3

   Let the stewpan simmer for two hours, stirring carefully to avoid burning.

4. 4

   Very good with roast duck or goose.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes (1891) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 87. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GETABLE MARROW AS AN I MIT A TION OF APPLES. (Cape. Our own Recipe.) Take a large vegetable marrow — the white kind, with lumps all over the outside — cut it in thin slices, after having peeled and taken out the soft pulp and seeds. Proceed to slice it very thinly. Butter an enamelled pot ; ■ put layers of this sliced vegetable marrow, and sugar (for one good-sized marrow take a large breakfast-cup of sugar), a tablespoonful of flour or bread-crumbs, ten cloves, a tumbler of wine and vinegar mixed — pour the wine over the last layer of vegetable marrow and sugar — also a pinch of salt

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