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Citron, White, Preserved

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Citron, White, Preserved

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut white citron into pieces and soak in salt and water for 4-5 hours.

  2. Wash the citron in cold water and boil until tender.

  3. Drain the citron and cover with clarified sugar.

  4. The next day, drain off the syrup and boil it until smooth and cold.

  5. Pour the syrup over the citron and let it stand for 24 hours.

  6. On the third day, boil the syrup and citron together, then place them into molds to candy.

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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