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Stewed Prunes

A dish of prunes simmered with water and sweetened with sugar, served cold.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Stewed Prunes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash the prunes.

  2. Place them in a pot.

  3. Add enough water to cover the prunes.

Cook

  1. Simmer until the prunes are tender.

  2. Add sugar to sweeten when nearly done.

Serve

  1. Pour into a glass dish.

  2. Serve cold.

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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What each ingredient does

Prunes
Soften during simmering and form the main body and flavour of the dish.
Sugar
Adds sweetness to balance the tartness of the prunes.

“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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