Stewed Pears
Origin: London, England
Source: Anonymous, 1846
Ingredients
- 12 fine large baking pears
- 1/2 pound white sugar
- cold water
- pear peelings
- cloves
- cochineal
Instructions
- Peel, core, and quarter a dozen fine large baking pears.
- Put them into a stewpan with half a pound of white sugar and sufficient cold water to cover them, together with a small quantity of the peelings, a few cloves, and a little cochineal tied up in a muslin bag.
- Let them stew gently, closely covered, until tender.