Compote of Damsons

Ingredients

• 1 quart damsons
• 1 pint syrup No. 1512

Instructions

1. Procure sound ripe damsons; pick the stalks from them, and put them into boiling syrup, made by recipe No. 1512.
2. Simmer them gently until the fruit is tender, but not sufficiently soft to break;
3. take them up, boil the syrup for 5 minutes;
4. pour it over the damsons, and serve.
5. This should be sent to table in a glass dish.