Compote of Gooseberries

Ingredients

• Syrup made by recipe No. 1512
• 1 pint syrup
• nearly a quart of gooseberries

Instructions

1. Top and tail the gooseberries, which should not be very ripe, and pour over them some boiling water;
2. then take them out, and plunge them into cold water, with which has been mixed a tablespoonful of vinegar, which will assist to keep the fruit a good colour.
3. Make a pint of syrup by recipe No. 1512, and when it boils, drain the gooseberries and put them in;
4. simmer them gently until the fruit is nicely pulped and tender, without being broken;
5. then dish the gooseberries on a glass dish, boil the syrup for 2 or 3 minutes, pour over the gooseberries, and serve cold.