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Baked Pears

Pears baked with salt and water until tender, then flattened and served.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Baked Pears

Baked Pears

Oven, in the book's wordsA slow oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a slow oven”. The 300°F (150°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C).

  2. Wipe the pears clean without peeling them.

  3. Place the pears on a baking sheet.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake the pears gently until they are tender, about 1 to 1.5 hours.

  2. Once soft, flatten them slightly with a spoon and serve.

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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