Myra's cookery book

When the rice is tender, take out the lemon peel. II... ... Put the rice on a dish, and place the apples on it. 12... ... « • . . « * . • . Bake a light brown. 13... Preserve Put a little on each apple before serving. 9. — APPLES, croustade. Ofdcr. Ingredients. Quantities. Method, I... Puff paste ... Line a shallow tart dish. 2... Flour . < . « . . Fill the tart. 3" Yolk of egg ... 1 Brush over the paste, and b.ake it in the oven. 4... ... When done, turn out the flour, and put the paste on a dish. COMPOTES OF FRUIT. 365 APPLES, cn crouslade — (contiiiucd). Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. 5" ... Fill the tart with a layer of apple marmalade. 6... Apples G Peel and core, without dividing. 7- Stew whole in sugar and water syrup. 8... ... Put them on the marmalade, and press them down a litt'e, 9... Apricot jam ... ... ... Put a little on each apple. 10... Preserved cherries Put on the apricot jam. II... ... Serve cold. lO.-APPLE MERINGUES. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Apples 10 oz. ... Peel, cut in quarters, core them, and cut in thin slices. 2... Butter 6 oz. Melt in a stewpan. 3- Sugar 6 oz. Add. 4... Lemon peel ... I lemon... Add to flavour. 5- ... Put in the apples, and let them simmer till tender. 6... ... ... ... Pile them on a dish. 7... Whites of eggs- 4 Beat to a froth. 8... Powdered sugar 3 oz. Add and beat in. g... Sifted sugar ... ... Spread an even layer of the beaten froth over the apples. 10... ... Sprinkle over. II... ... ... Put in a slow oven. 12... ... ... - Serve directly the eggs rise. 366 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. ll.-APPLE SUED OISE. Urder. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Apples 10 or II Pare and core, but do not divide. 2... Syrup I pint ... Make a light syrup, and stew the apples in it. 3-" • . • ... ... ... See that they do not break. 4... ... When done, drain, and arrange in a pyramid on a dish. 5- Apricot jam ... ... Put a little in each apple. 6... Apple marmalade ... Fill in all the spaces between the apples. 7... Whites of eggs 2 Beat to a froth. 8... Sifted sugar ... 2 table spoonsful Add. 9... ... . • • Put the icing over the apples. 10... Sifted sugar ... Sprinkle over. II... Sweet almonds I oz. Blanch, cut in strips, and stick all over the surface. 12... ... Put in a moderate oven till the apples are quite hot. 13... .«• ••• . «• • • • See that the almonds do not brown too much. 12.-CHERRY COMPOTE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Cherries I quart ... Cut off the stalks. 2... Sugar and 4 oz. to I Put in a stewpan and skim when it water pint boils. 3-" Raspberry 2 wine Add. 4... juice glasses- full Put in the cherries, and when done 5- * • • • pile them on a glass dish. Reduce the syrup and pour over them. COMPOTES OF FRUIT. 367 13— STRAWBERRY COMPOTE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Strawberries I quart ... Pick and arrange in a dish. 2... Powdered sugar Sprinkle over and let them stand. 3- Red currant jelly 1 small pot Melt and pour boiling over the fruit. 4... Serve cold. 14.-GOOSEBERRY COMPOTE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Gooseberries I quart ... Choose them green, pick them, and put them in a stewpan. 2... Hot water ...