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PEAR GINGER
Photo: Ernest Porzi

PEAR GINGER

4 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

90
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs
  • 4 lemons 4 ozs
  • 4 ozs
  • 4 eggs grate only the yellow part of the lemon rinds

Directions

1

6 lb. pears (nearly ripe) 1 lb. preserved ginger (full lb.) 4 lbs. sugar

2

Cut up pears, and let stand over night with sugar on, boil with ginger following day until soft.

3

LEMON HONEY (For Sponges or Tarts).

4

1 lb. sugar Rind and juice of 4 lemons 4 ozs. butter 4 eggs

5

Grate only the yellow part of the lemon rinds (avoid white part, as it is bitter), strain the juice, beat eggs a little, put all ingredients into enamelled pot; cook slowly until thick and smooth. Do not let it boil. Put in jar, and cover when cold.

By T. J. Edmonds Ltd. · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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