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Apricot Ice

A historical recipe from Luncheons, by Mary Ronald (1902).

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A historical recipe

Luncheons: A Cook's Picture Book, by Mary Ronald (1902). Project Gutenberg eBook #57896.

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. two cupfuls of 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. Chop, mash, and press through a sieve a canful of California canned apricots.
  2. To the pulp add the juice from the can, two cupfuls of water, and enough sugar to make it quite sweet.
  3. Freeze and serve in glasses.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

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

From Luncheons, by Mary Ronald (1902). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #57896 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57896). 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.