Poached figs
1 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | pounds | Dried figs |
Cold water | ||
1½ | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
1 | Piece of lemon rind | |
1 | large | Piece of ginger root |
1 | cup | Sugar |
1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
1 | tablespoon | Dry sherry |
Directions
> From: Sam M Rasheed <srasheed@...> Wash & remove the stems from figs. Add cold water to cover well, lemon juice, lemon rind and ginger root.
Stew the figs, covered, until they are soft. Drain & sweeten the juice with 1 cup sugar. Simmer the syrup until thick, add 1 tbs lemon juice. Replace the figs in the syrup. Cool. Add 1 tbs dry sherry. Chill & serve with cream.
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Deena Abraham <dsabraham@...> on Jan 28, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.