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Peaches Dried with Sugar

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Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. Peaches
  2. six pounds of fruit
  3. Water
  4. Cut
  5. two pounds of sugar

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. Peel yellow peaches, cut them from the stone in one piece;
  2. allow two pounds of sugar to six pounds of fruit;
  3. make a syrup of three-quarters of a pound of sugar and a little water;
  4. put in the peaches, a few at a time, and let them cook gently until quite clear.
  5. Take them up carefully on a dish and set them in the sun to dry.
  6. Strew powdered sugar over them on all sides, a little at a time;
  7. if any syrup is left, remove to fresh dishes.
  8. When they are quite dry, lay them lightly in a jar with a little sugar sifted between the layers.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sieve