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To stew Pears Mrs Price 55 Take 6 large Pears pare them & cut them in Quarters core them & put them into water as you cut them take a pound of loaf Sugar beat small put to it a quart of water Clarify it & boil it to a Syrrup then take it off the fire & when it is near cold put in your Pears & cover them so close that no steam can get out of the Stew Pan put it on a slow fire & stew them gently giving them now & then a shake in the Pan when you find the Liquor waste put in some boiling water two or three times whilst stewing they will take about two hours doing before they come to a fine colour when red & the Syrrup clear have ready a fine fresh Lemon thin pared, put in the paring of the Lemon squeezing the Juice give them a quick boiling them take them off the fire & put Paper over them till cold then put them in a Mug & tye a Leather over them
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To stew Pears Mrs Price 55 Take 6 large Pears pare them & cut them in Quarters core them & put them into water as you cut them take a pound of loaf Sugar beat small put to it a quart of water Clarify it & boil it to a Syrrup then take it off the fire & when it is near cold put in your Pears & cover them so close that no steam can get out of the Stew Pan put it on a slow fire & stew them gently giving them now & then a shake in the Pan when you find the Liquor waste put in some boiling water two or three times whilst stewing they will take about two hours doing before they come to a fine colour when red & the Syrrup clear have ready a fine fresh Lemon thin pared, put in the paring of the Lemon squeezing the Juice give them a quick boiling them take them off the fire & put Paper over them till cold then put them in a Mug & tye a Leather over them
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