Sides Pears Stewed

pears stewed.
(from The Dictionary of Daily Wants, Etc. by Robert Kemp Philip, 1859)

Ingredients:

large pears​

sugar​

lemon-peel​

1 to 2 cloves​

bruised allspice​

red wine​

Instructions:

Peel, and divide into halves or quarters, large pears, according to their size; throw them into water as the skin is taken off, before they are divided, to prevent their turning black. Pack them round a block-tin stewpan, and sprinkle as much sugar over them as will make them moderately sweet; add lemon-peel, a clove or two, and some bruised allspice; just cover the fruit with water, and add a little red wine. Keep them closely covered, and stew them for three or four hours ; when tender, take them out, and strain the liquor over them.​

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