A SIMPLE DISH OF PRUNES AND FIGS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12572, 8 March 1919, Page 6

A SIMPLE DISH OF PRUNES AND FIGS.

“ Did you ever eat prunes and figs stewed together?” asked the girl who likes to keep house. “ I learned to like that dish when I was living in a little French boarding school, not far from Paris. AVo were given it frequently for dessert, and it was so beautifully cooked that I became fond of it. Now I have been serving it to friends here at home. It is an exceedingly simple dish to prepare. All that you need to do is to wash both prunes and figs carefully and soak them a little while. Use tho loose, dry figs, not those that have been pressed. After soaking, cook them _ for a long time slowly in the water in which they were soaked, only do not have any more water than is necessary, for if there is too much juice, it will probably taste flat. Add a little sugar, when cooking, if you like it. I find that I prefer mine without, any. I put mino_ m the fireless when I go out in the morning, and then they are quite ready for my dessert at dinner. “ Sometimes, when I want to be quite festive. I servo cream with them and that makes a most delicious dish : cookies and sponge cake go very well with it. Just try it yourself, and see.”