Fruit Recipes

Nine hundred ways with fruit, 1907 — apple to pomegranate, each fruit given its history, its food value and its recipes.

The Pineapple

29 recipes in this part of Fruit Recipes.

To Properly Pare and Thus Prepare

An almost invariable mistake is made by Northerners in the peeling of this fruit whole and the attempt to remove the eyes with the peel…

Pineapple in the Shell

Cut a slice off the top of the fruit, straight across, leaving on it the crown. With a sharp knife cut down into the pine all around until…

Pineapple Salad

Mix one cup tart, chopped pineapple with a shredded grape-fruit and half a cup of chopped nuts or celery. Add fresh, or some form of…

Pineapple Omelet

Beat three eggs thoroughly with a tablespoon of sugar, adding just at the last a teaspoonful each of pineapple and lemon juice and a pinch…

North American Watermelons

still quite moist sprinkle on top of one-half the omelet a cupful of grated or chopped pineapple (fresh or canned), fold over and serve at…

Pineapple Soufflé

This may be made by adapting to Introductory Recipe for Soufflés.

Pineapple Muffins

To two well-beaten eggs add gradually one teacup of sweet milk and one-third cup of melted butter. Thicken this with one (sifted) quart of…

Pineapple Fritters

See Apple Fritters. If the chopped fruit is preferred use one cupful to the quantity of batter given.

Pineapple Cake

Beat together one and one-half cups sugar, and one-half cup butter. When creamy add one cup of sweet milk and two and a half cups of flour…

Pineapple and Tapioca Pudding

To a half-cup of tapioca, prepared with a quart of milk or water (see Introductory Recipes) allow one pint of diced or grated pineapple…

Pineapple Pudding or Pie Filling

Slice, pare, and chop a pineapple, which if not thoroughly tender and sweet should stand an hour with sugar liberally sprinkled over it…

Compote of Pineapple

Dissolve one-half box of gelatine in one-half cup of water. Make a syrup of one cup of water and one-half cup of sugar in which, while hot…

Pineapple Sponge

Grate one small pine (or use one-half pint can of preserved fruit), add two-thirds cup of sugar and one-half cup of 243 water; place on…

Pineapple Mousse

Place in a saucepan with one cup grated pineapple, half a cup of sugar, one-fourth cup of water, and simmer for five minutes. Add juice of…

Pineapple Ice

For one can grated pineapple or one pint fresh fruit use one pint each of sugar and water and juice of one lemon. Mix and freeze. Or see…

Pineapple Sherbet

See Introductory Recipes or use the following: To one quart of boiling water add one and one-fourth pounds of sugar and juice of two…

Pineapple Ice Cream

Make as in Introductory Recipes and let cool. Meantime have ready grated pineapple-one pint to each quart of cream and milk. Let it stand…

Frozen Pineapple Custard

Add to a quart of milk a tea-cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Add four well-beaten eggs and let the mixture thicken, watching carefully…

Frozen Pineapple

Grate or chop fine one quart of pineapple, adding sugar in proportion of one cup to one quart of fruit, if tart; if sweet, less. Or, the…

Pineapple Marmalade

Use perfectly ripe, sweet pines, slice and pare, then cut. into small pieces. Allow three-fourths pound of sugar to each pound of fruit…

Pineapple Jam

Grate the fruit and place in preserving kettle with sugar, pound for pound. Let heat gradually for twenty minutes then simmer for nearly an…

Pineapple Chips

The pines should be sliced thin and pared, placed on dishes, and covered thickly with powdered sugar. For ten days these dishes must be…

Pineappleade

Boil the parings of pineapple (or with the chopped fruit), and allow the liquid to cool. Add juice of lemon or limes and sweeten to taste.

Pineapple, Lemon or Limeade

For each glass to be served take one tablespoon each of pineapple and lemon or lime juice, and a half-teaspoon of grated orange-peel. Sugar…

Pineapple Syrup

Slice, pare, and dice three pounds of pineapple. Place in preserving kettle, add one quart of water and one pound of sugar. Cook till very…

Pineapple Punch

Grate one fresh pine or use a quart can of the preserved, grated apple, or chop fine one can of the sliced pineapple. Add to this at least…

Pineapple Champagne

For this the parings alone may be used or in conjunction with the chopped fruit, allowing to and pouring over the parings of one small pine…

Pineapple Beer

This, while similar, is more simple than the "champagne." The parings must stand in a covered crock for three dayscovered with cold water…

Pineapple Vinegar

Pineapple parings should never be thrown away as there is no finer vinegar in the world in flavour and colour than that made from…

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