Stewed Prunes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the prunes in warm water and rub them well between your hands.
Stew and serve
Place the prunes in a covered kettle with 2 quarts of water.
Stew gently for 2 hours.
Serve immediately as they do not keep well in warm weather.
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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What each ingredient does
- Prunes
- Provide the main fruit flavor and, as they soften, a thick, sweet texture to the stewed liquid.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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