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Pompelmoes Preserve

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Pompelmoes Preserve

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Peel the grapefruit thinly and rub it with coarse sea salt. Let it sit for 30 minutes.

  2. Pour boiling water over the grapefruit and let it cool.

  3. Make incisions in the sides and remove the seeds.

  4. Soak the grapefruit in fresh water for 5 to 7 days, changing the water twice daily and squeezing each time.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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