en them with sugar; serve either hot or cold.

622. +Stewed Evaporated Apples.+-- Wash 1/2 pound evaporated apples in
several waters, put them in a saucepan, cover with cold water and
boil till tender; add 1/2 cup sugar and boil for a few minutes;
transfer them to a dish and serve either hot or cold; or press the
apples when done through a sieve and serve in a glass dish.

623. +Peaches Stewed Whole.+-- Pare 1 quart small peaches; boil 1 cup
sugar with 1 cup water for a few minutes, put in the peaches and
boil till the fruit shows signs of baking; then remove and when
nearly cold pour them into a glass dish and serve cold. Apricots are
stewed the same way.

624. +Stewed Dried Peaches.+-- Wash and soak 1/2 pound dried peaches
for several hours in cold water, put them with the water they were
soaked in over the fire and boil slowly till tender; add sufficient
sugar to sweeten and let them boil for 2 minutes longer; transfer
the fruit to a dish and serve cold.

625. +Stewed Cherries.+-- Remove the pits from 2 pounds cherries;
boil 1 cup sugar with 1 pint water to a syrup, put in the cherries
and boil 3 minutes; pour them into a dish and serve when cold. If
the cherries are tasteless add the juice of 1 lemon or use 1 cup
water, 1 cup red wine and a stick of cinnamon. If the cherries are
small stew them with the pits.

626. +Stewed Quinces.+-- Pare and cut the quinces into quarters and
lay them in cold water; put the peels and cores over the fire, cover
with water and boil till tender; strain them through a coarse bag
made of double cheesecloth; put the liquor over the fire and when it
boils add the quinces and boil till they are soft; then add
sufficient sugar to sweeten, boil for a few minutes, pour them into
a dish and set aside to cool till wanted.

627. +Stewed Dried Apricots.+-- Wash and soak 1/2 pound dried apricots
for 2 hours in cold water, put them with the water they were soaked
in over the fire and boil till done; if the water boils away add
more; add lastly sufficient sugar to sweeten and serve when cold.
Dried cherries are stewed the same way.

628. +Baked Pears.+-- Remove the eyes from 1 dozen nice, ripe pears,
put them in a pan with 1 cup water, sprinkle over a little sugar and
bake till done; remove them to a glass dish, pour over the syrup
from pan, sprinkle with sugar and serve cold.

629. +Stewed Pears.+-- Pare 2 dozen stewing pears (if they are large
cut them in halves or quarters, if small lea