RECIPES TRIED AND TRUE
CANDIED PEARS
- 2 lbs. of dried pears,
- 1½ lbs. sugar,
- 1 glass of water.
Boil pears until soft. Cook sugar in water. Put pears in boiled sugar. Cook until all moisture is absorbed. Then place singly on a moist board. When cold dredge well with sugar.
CHAROCIS
Chop fine three apples, a few sweet almonds grated, some seeded raisins and add a little ground cinnamon.
CHOCOLATE TORTE
- 4 eggs,
- ½ cup sugar,
- ¼ lb. almonds,
- ¼ lb. sweet grated chocolate,
- ¼ lb. seeded raisins,
- ½ cup matzo meal,
- ¼ cup wine,
- Juice of one orange.
Beat sugar with yolks of eggs, add almonds blanched and finely chopped, then raisins, matzo meal, wine, orange juice and last well beaten whites. Bake in spring form in moderate oven for about forty minutes.
CRIMSEL
- 3 matzos,
- 2 tablespoons seeded raisins,
- 2 tablespoons chopped almonds,
- 3 eggs,
- ¾ cup sugar,
- Tablespoon lemon juice,
- Pinch salt,
- Grated rind of one lemon.
Mix matzos which have been soaked and squeezed dry with yolks of eggs, almonds, sugar, raisins, lemon juice, salt, grated lemon rind and well beaten whites. Stir well. Drop from spoon into deep hot fat. Serve hot with stewed prunes or apple sauce.
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