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A historical recipe from Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893).

A historical recipe

Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #6703.

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

Source and licence

From Favorite Dishes, by Carrie V. Shuman (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6703 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6703). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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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.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. SLADDEN, of Oregon, Alternate Lady Manager.
  2. Thoroughly wash one pound of prunes;
  3. soak over night, stewing in same water until very soft;
  4. sweeten to the taste while cooking.
  5. Next mash the fruit, removing the stones, and add half a box of gelatine (previously dissolved in a little water) and whites of four eggs well beaten.
  6. Serve cold with cream.