[Sca-cooks] Need original recipe ASAP

[Huette von Ahrens]

The original should be on the opposite page from the
recipe.  Sass always includes the originals.

Huette

--- Bronwynmgn at aol.com wrote:
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Does anyone have the original recipe from "The
> English Hus-wife" that this
> absolutely scrumptious pie from "To the Queen's
> Taste" came from?  I'd really
> like to do it as the dessert for a demo lunch I am
> serving on Saturday, and
> would really like to see the original...
> Brangwayna
>
>
>     Pear Pie
>
>       10" unbaked pie pastry shell and lid
>       3/4 c      white wine
>       2 T        sugar
>       1/8 t      cloves
>       1/4 t      cinnamon
>       3          large Anjou pears, peeled, halved,
> and cored
>       1 T        rose water
>       1 t        melted butter
>       1 t        rose water (additional)
>       1-2 T      brown sugar
>
>     -Bake pie shell at 425 for 10 min.  Reduce
> temperatures to 375 and bake
> for an
> additional 5 min. Let cool.
>     -In a heavy enameled saucepan, combine wine,
> sugar, cloves, and cinnamon.
>  Bring
> to a boil.
>     -Add pear halves.  Cover and cook over medium
> heat for 15 min or until
> fruit is
> firm but easily pierced with a fork.
>     -Drain fruit, reserving wine syrup.  Set fruit
> aside.
>     -Add 1 T of rose water to wine syrup, and stir.
> Boil briskly for 5 min
> or until
> syrup is reduced to about 1/4 cup.  Cool.
>     -Toss pear halves in syrup to coat.
>     -Set pear halves flat side down in pie shell
> with narrow ends toward the
> center.
> Brush any excess syrup on top.
>     -Drape pastry lid over fruit and crimp edges.
>     -Combine melted butter and additional rose
> water.  Brush lid with this
> mixture and
> sprinkle top with brown sugar.  Slash lid in a few
> places to allow steam to
> escape.
>     -Bake at 375 for 30 min or until lid is golden.
>     -Serve warm.
>     "The English Hous-wife"
>     To the Queen's Taste
>     Lorna Sass
>     Fletcher & Son Ltd, Norwich
>     ISBN 0 7195 3386 4
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