Mrs Beetons Puddings and Desserts Revisited
Compote of Greengages
1.1lt (2 pints) Greengages
600ml (1 pint) Sugar Syrup
Make the syrup, skim it well and add the greengages when the syrup is boiling, having previously removed the stalks and stones from the fruit.
Boil gently for 15 minutes or until the fruit is tender.
Take care not to let it break, as the appearance of the dish would be spoiled were the fruit reduced to a pulp.
Take the greengages carefully out.
Place them on a glass dish.
Boil the syrup for another 5 minutes.
Let it cool a little, pour over the fruit and when cold, it will be ready for use.
Time: 15 minutes to simmer the fruit, 5 minutes the syrup.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable in July, August and September.
COMPOTE OF GREENGAGES
1551. INGREDIENTS - 1 pint of syrup made by recipe No. 1512, 1 quart of greengages.
Mode - Make a syrup by recipe No. 1512, skim it well, and put in the greengages when the syrup is boiling, having previously removed the stalks and stones from the fruit. Boil gently for 1/4 hour, or until the fruit is tender; but take care not to let it break, as the appearance of the dish would be spoiled were the fruit reduced to a pulp. Take the greengages carefully out, place them on a glass dish, boil the syrup for another 5 minutes, let it cool a little, pour over the fruit, and, when cold, it will be ready for use.
Time - 1/4 hour to simmer the fruit, 5 minutes the syrup.
Average cost, in full season, 10d.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable in July, August, and September.
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