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Greengages, Compote Of

Boil six ounces of loaf sugar, with one pint of water, for a quarter of an hour. Remove the scum as it rises, put in the fruit, and simmer gently for another quarter of an hour, or until the plums are tender, but unbroken. Care must be taken not to let the plums break, or the appearance of the dish will be spoilt. Lift them out singly with a spoon, and put them into a glass dish; let the syrup cool a little, then pour it over them. The greengages should be eaten cold. Probable cost, 5d. Sufficient for three or four persons.