STEWED PEARS
Pears known as cooking pears take a long time to stew. They should be peeled and the cores removed, and then stewed very gently in a syrup composed of half a pound of sugar to about a pint and a half of water; add a few cloves to the syrup, say two cloves to each pear. The pears will probably take from two to three hours to stew before they are tender. When tender add a glass of port wine and a little cochineal. If the pears are stewed, like they are abroad, in claret, add cinnamon instead of the cloves.
Back to index of vegetarian recipe categories
From Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery - A Manual Of Cheap And Wholesome Diet by A. G. Payne