Ginger Apples

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 oz whole ginger
• 1/4 pint whiskey
• 3 lb apples
• 2 lb white sugar
• the juice of 2 lemons

Instructions

1. Bruise the ginger, put it into a small jar, pour over sufficient whiskey to cover it, and let it remain for 3 days;
2. then cut the apples into thin slices, after paring and coring them;
3. add the sugar and the lemon-juice, which should he strained; and simmer all together _very gently_ until the apples are transparent, but not broken.
4. Serve cold, and garnish the dish with slices of candied lemon-peel or preserved ginger.