Original Receipt in 'The Book of Household Management', 1861, edited by Isabella Beeton (See Mrs.B)GINGER APPLES.
(A pretty Supper or Dessert Dish.)
1424. INGREDIENTS: 1-½ oz. of whole ginger, 1/4 pint of whiskey, 3 lbs. of apples, 2 lbs. of white sugar, the juice of 2 lemons.
Mode: Bruise the ginger, put it into a small jar, pour over sufficient whiskey to cover it, and let it remain for 3 days; then cut the apples into thin slices, after paring and coring them; add the sugar and the lemon-juice, which should he strained; and simmer all together very gently until the apples are transparent, but not broken. Serve cold, and garnish the dish with slices of candied lemon-peel or preserved ginger.
Time: 3 days to soak the ginger; about 3/4 hour to simmer the apples very gently.
Average cost: 2s, 6d.
Sufficient: for 3 dishes.
Seasonable: from July to March.