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Damsons, Compote Of

Make a pint of syrup in the following manner. Take eight ounces of loaf sugar and one pint of water; let it simmer on the fire until the sugar has melted, then throw in the white of an egg, and take off the scum as it rises. When the syrup has boiled fifteen minutes, drop into it, one by one, a quart of sound damsons, and simmer until soft, without breaking them. Remove them from the syrup, and boil it again until rather thick, let it cool, and pour it over the damsons, which should have been previously arranged in a glass dish. A glass of whipped cream is a nice accompaniment to this dish. Time to boil, syrup, fifteen minutes; damsons, about five minutes. Probable cost, without cream, 1s. Sufficient for four or five persons.