Pears a L'allemande

Ingredients

• 6-8 pears
• water
• sugar
• 2 oz butter
• the yolk of an egg
• 1/2 oz gelatine

Instructions

1. Peel and cut the pears into any form that may be preferred, and steep them in cold water to prevent them turning black;
2. put them into a saucepan with sufficient cold water to cover them, and boil them with the butter and enough sugar to sweeten them nicely, until tender;
3. then brush the pears over with the yolk of an egg, sprinkle them with sifted sugar, and arrange them on a dish.
4. Add the gelatine to the syrup, boil it up quickly for about 5 minutes, strain it over the pears, and let it remain until set.
5. The syrup may be coloured with a little prepared cochineal, which would very much improve the appearance of the dish.