Myra's cookery book

pint ... Add and leave them on the fire till Cold water ... Vinegar the gooseberries rise to the top. i Mix; take the fruit out of the hot 3-" 4... < water and put them into the cold ( to recover their colour. 5- Sugar, water 4 oz. to I Melt for the syrup ; stew and serve the fruit like other compotes. pint 15.-CHESTNUT COMPOTE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Chestnuts ... 50 Peel and throw into boiling water. 2... ... ... Boil them till they are tender. 3- ... ... Crush them in a mortar. 4... Water f pint ... 1 Mix and put in the chestnuts as they S'" Lemon juice I lemon... i are crushed. 6... ... Take them out and let them drain. 7... ... Put the water and lemon juice on the fire. 8... Sugar 3- lb. ... Add. 9... Lemon peel ... I lemon... Add, and when the syrup has thickened put in the chestnuts. 10... ... ... Simmer gently till they arc done. 368 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. IC-PINE APPLE COMPOTE. Order, Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pineapple I Cut off the top and pare the re- mainder. 2... ... Cut it in slices and divide these in half. 3'" Sugar, water ... ... Make a syrup in the usual way. 4... Put in the fruit and let it simmer very gently one hour. 5... ... Pour it into a basin and leave it till next day. 6... ... Drain the slices of pine apple and arrange them on a dish. 7... .. ... ... Strain the syrup and reduce it. 8... ... ... ... Pour it over the fruit. 9... ... Put the cut off top in the centre of the dish. 10... Dried cV.erries ... ... 1 Use to decorate the dish before II... Angelica 1 ser\dng. 17.— COMPOTE OF CARROTS. Order. Ingredients. 1 Quantities. Method. I... Carrots } ih. ... Cut in inch-long veiy fine slices. 2... Boiling water Throw them in to blanch, then let them drain. ... ... Put them in a stewpan. 0 4 .. Boiling water ... Add till the carrots are covered. 5- 6... Sugar Chopped I lb. ... I lemon... Add. Add when the water is reduced one- lemon peel half. Lemon juice... 2 lemons Strain and add. H... ... Simmer till the syrup thickens, but do not let it turn colour. ... Pour it into a dish. y.. 10.. t ... . • ' Stir frequently while it cools or the carrots will sink in a compact mass. 1 COMPOTES OF FRUIT. 369 18-ORANGE SALAD. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Oranges 6 Choose them very ripe, peel them, and cut them in slices. 2... «»• ... • » • • » ♦ Put them in a deep glass dish. 3- Powdered sugar 3 or 4 oz. Sprinkle thickly over, and let them stand an hour. 4... Brandy or sherry I glassful Pour over, stir a little, and serve. 19,-ORANGE COMPOTE. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Oranges 6 Mark the skin in narrow stripes. 2... ... Take off each alternate stripe with a sharp knife. 3- Prick them all over. 4... Cold water ... Put them in and leave them some hours. 5- Sugar, water Boil in the water until tender. 6... ... Make a syrup, and boil the oranges for a few minutes. 7... ••• Arrange them on a dish, and pour the reduced syrup over them. 20.-PEAR COMPOTE, a Veau. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pears 8 Peel, take out the core, pips, and Sugar Water half the stalk. 2... 3- h lb. ... i pint ... 1 Melt and boil in an enamelled stew- ) pan. i 37°