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Apple Rings

A historical recipe from Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913).

A historical recipe

Fifty-two Sunday dinners: A book of recipes, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Project Gutenberg eBook #31534.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Its words name: preserving or pickling. Check current food-safety guidance before following this.

Source and licence

From Fifty-two Sunday dinners, by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1913). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #31534 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31534). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Pare, core and cut apples that are not too sour, in rings one-half inch thick.
  2. Sprinkle them with lemon juice.
  3. Make a syrup by cooking one cup sugar with one cup water, ten minutes.
  4. Drop in three or four Cassia buds or pieces of stick cinnamon.
  5. Cook three or four apple rings at a time in syrup until soft, turning often to preserve their shape.
  6. Drain and arrange them around roast loin of pork.
  7. The syrup may be used for stewing apples or prunes.