Subject: RECIPE: Polish Wigilia 13/13: 12-fruit compote
From: [email-masked] (Edward Chrzanowski)
Date: 14 Dec 87 19:56:17 GMT
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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE WIGILIA-13 D "1 Dec 87" 1987
.RZ "KOMPOT W SPIRYTUSIE" "12-fruit compote with spirits"
This recipe could be used as part of a 12 course meal known in Polish as
Wigilia, or on its own.  Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.
.IH "Serves 12"
.IG "3 cups" "water" "750 ml"
.IG "1 lb" "mixed dried fruit" "500 g"
(pears, figs, apricots, and peaches)
.IG "1 cup" "pitted prunes" "150 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "raisins" "75 g"
.IG "1 cup" "pitted sweet cherries" "200 g"
.IG "2" "apples,"
peeled and sliced
.IG "\(12 cup" "cranberries" "50 g"
.IG "1 cup" "sugar" "200 g"
.IG "1" "lemon,"
sliced
.IG "6" "whole cloves"
.IG "2" "cinnamon sticks"
.IG "1" "orange"
.IG "\(12 cup" "grapes, pomegranate seeds, or pitted plums" "100 g"
.IG "\(34 cup" "brandy" "200 ml"
.PH
.SK 1
Combine water, mixed dry fruits, prunes, and raisins in a pot large enough to
hold all the ingredients.
Bring to a boil, cover and then simmer for about 20 inutes (or until
the fruit is plump and tender).
.SK 2
Add cherries, apples, and cranberries.  Stir in sugar, lemon, and spices.
Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.
.SK 3
Grate orange peel and set aside.  Peel and section the orange (removing the
skin and white membrane).  Add to fruits in kettle.
.SK 4
Stir in grapes and brandy.  Bring just to boiling and then remove from heat.
Stir in the orange peel, cover and let stand 15 minutes.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
1 hour.
.I Precision:
No need to measure.
.WR
Original recipe passed down through the generations and
translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by
Edward Chrzanowski
MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
[email-masked]  or {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski