Apples Stewed A La Gloire Recipe

10 or 12 stewing apples.

1 1/2 pints of water.

1/2 pound loaf sugar.

1 dozen crystallized cherries.

2 bananas.

{ 1 strip of lemon peel.

{ 12 cloves.

{ 1 small stick of cinnamon tied in muslin.



Place the water, sugar, and flavourings in a large enamelled stewpan,

and stand over a gentle heat until the sugar is dissolved. Peel the

apples, carefully remove the cores, leaving the apples whole; place them

in the syrup, and simmer until perfectly tender, but not broken. When

done, lift them out into a glass dish (which should have been previously

warmed to prevent cracking), press them slightly with a spoon so as to

make a smooth surface slightly raised in the centre, and stand them on

one side to get cold. When the apples are cold, strain the syrup into a

small stewpan, and reduce over a moderate heat for fifteen or twenty

minutes. Cut the bananas into quarter-inch slices, stamp out the seeds,

and arrange the rings on the apple, placing a cherry in the middle of

each ring. Pour the syrup over the top, when, if it be sufficiently

reduced, it will immediately set, and form a very ornamental as well as

delicious dish.

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