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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. a handful of sugar
  2. Water

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. with a layer of damsons ;
  2. then.strew'in a handful of sugar, till you have put in what quantity you like;
  3. tie them close down ;
  4. set them in an oven or ‘in a pot of water over the fire;
  5. let them infuse till they-are all melted;
  6. let them stand till cold, then drain the juice from them, boilit up well, and strain it till clear's put 1< to your damsons, let them stand till cold, put a brandy paper over them, and cover the pot with a wet bladder.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Sieve
  • Colander