A trip to the local farmer's market yielded a quart of strawberries that, after a day or so in the fridge, showed some quick signs of wiltage. Hm. Well. What do my period cookbooks say about preserving strawberries? The berries got tossed in the pot with a little too much water and wine. Such is the trouble with period recipes... not so much with the guidance regarding amounts. A few stalks of rhubarb from my garden fixed the issue, but then my compote was not, to the best of my knowledge, period-like anymore. Nonetheless, it was delish.
Sarra also had the same bright idea. And she did a better job. Her description is here: http://relativelylucid.blogspot.com/2008/06/thing-week-part-26-conserve-of.html
Yay Sarra!
1 comment:
Thank you! The color of your compote is amazing! That is one of the things I love about jams and jellies.
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