Name: Pear and Grape Compote
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1.5 dl/½ pint water; 175 g/6 oz castor sugar; 4 firm dessert pears; 225 g/8 oz green grapes; juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

About

Pears are plentiful and so are grapes. Combine them to make this fruit compote, one that goes well with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

4 firm dessert pears
175 g/6 oz castor sugar

Method

Peel and halve the pears, then using a teaspoon scoop out the cores. Measure the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir over low heat to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice and bring up to the boil. Add the pear halves, cover with a lid and simmer gently for 10–15 minutes or

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