French Apple Turnovers
From Eating for strength (1875).
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A historical recipe
Eating for strength, by M. L. (Martin Luther) Holbrook (1875).
France
Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
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- Eight large apples ;
- eight ounces of sugar ;
- two ounces of butter, and the rind of a lemon.
- Prepare the apples as for a pie ;
- put them into a saucepan with the sugar, butter, the rind of a lemon rubbed on a piece of sugar, and two table-spoonfuls of water ;
- cover the pan, and set it over a slow fire, turning it occasionally till the apples are about half done, and pour them into a basin to cool.
- Roll out a piece of paste in a circular form, the eighth of an inch thick, and about the size of a dinner-plate ;
- wet it round, and fasten a rolled cord of paste within an inch of the edge ;
- put in the prepared apples, raising them in the center in the form of a dome ;
- spread some apricot or orange marmalade over the surface, and cover the whole with another circular piece of paste, and press the edges together, or fold them over in the form of a cord.
- Spread
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Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Rolling pin