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                          SPICED PEARS IN CIDER

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Fruits

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6       lg           Firm pears
   1       pt           Dry cider -- strong
                        - or red wine
   4       oz           Sugar
   1                    Vanilla pod -- split
   2                    Whole cinnamon sticks
   1       t            Corn starch -- or arrowroot
                        Flaked almonds -- toasted
  15       fl           Double cream -- whipped

  Preheat the oven to 250 oF / 130 oC.
  
  Peel the pears neatly, leaving the stalks on, and stand them in a large
  casserole.
  
  In a saucepan bring the cider, sugar, split vanilla pod and cinnamon sticks
  to the boil.
  
  Pour this over the pears, cover the casserole and bake very slowly for
  about 3 hours, turning the pears half-way through the cooking time.
  
  When the pears are cooked, transfer them to a serving bowl and cool.
  
  Pour the liquid into a saucepan, discarding the vanilla pod and cinnamon
  sticks.
  
  Mix the arrowroot with a little cold water to a smooth paste, then add to
  the saucepan with the liquid. Bring to the boil, stirring till the mixture
  has thickened slightly to a syrup.
  
  Pour it over the pears, allow to cool a little, then baste each pear with a
  good coating of the syrup.
  
  Place in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly and serve sprinkled with
  toasted flaked almonds and whipped cream.
  
  From: Felicity and Roald Dahl, Memories with Food at Gipsy House, Viking,
  Penguin 1991, ISBN 0-670-83462-9
  
  Typed for you by Rene Gagnaux @ 2:301/212.19 (or 2:301/707.20)
 


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