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Canada

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

Ingredients 13 ingredients

  1. Cordial
  2. Cinnamon
  3. Peaches
  4. Liqueur
  5. Brandy
  6. six ounces of crushed cane sugar
  7. Apricot
  8. Ananas
  9. one ounce of sugar
  10. Cloves
  11. one quart of purest alcohol
  12. four ounces of crushed sugar candy
  13. Must

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Pineapple High in vitamin C · High in manganese

    High in vitamin C · 59 mg per 100 g, 73% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    High in manganese · 0.9 mg per 100 g, 43% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Pineapple, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

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. BEVERAGES — continued that none of the juice be lost.
  2. The kernels obtained from the apricot pits must be lightly bruised and added to the juice with from three to four ounces of crushed sugar candy.
  3. Let this mixture stand, closely covered, for six weeks, then strain and bottle, and cork tightly.
  4. If preferred, clarified syrup may be used instead of the sugar candy, only this should be added after the liqueur has been strained, as it is then easy to sweeten to the taste.
  5. By substituting peaches for apricots, an excellent peach brandy may be made from this recipe.
  6. To anyone who knows the delicious flavour of Ananas cordial, this old recipe will be of interest.
  7. Peel and slice some ripe pineapple.
  8. Place the slices in a deep dish and sprinkle them with castor sugar, allowing one ounce of sugar for each pound of fruit.
  9. After it has stood for twentyfour hours, strain off the juice, and, for every pint, allow one quart of purest alcohol, six ounces of crushed cane sugar, four cloves, and a piece of cinnamon.
  10. Put it all into a tightly covered jar together with the slices of pineapple, and let it steep for a month;
  11. then strain, bottle, and cork tightly.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Baking dish
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sieve