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Apple Water

A historical recipe from A friend in the kitchen, by Colcord, Anna L. (Anna Letitia) (1899).

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A historical recipe

A friend in the kitchen: or, What to cook and how to cook it, by Colcord, Anna L. (Anna Letitia) (1899). Project Gutenberg eBook #61451.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. a quart of hot water

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Take three ripe, tart, juicy apples, wash and wipe, but do not pare;
  2. slice into a quart of hot water;
  3. let stand until cool, pour off the water, and sweeten it to taste.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From A friend in the kitchen, by Colcord, Anna L. (Anna Letitia) (1899). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61451 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61451). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.