Stewing is a slow cooking method where food is simmered in the minimum amount of liquid. Keep them on-hand as a shelf-stable snack or ingredient for all their great benefits! What is stewing?
Plus, as you will see, California Prunes are great for your overall nutrition and help support your immune system. They have the right amount of sweetness, are perfectly tender, and always taste fresh! My favorite variety are California Prunes. It is important that you purchase good quality prunes when making stewed prunes because they are the star of the show. In my opinion, the best part about making oatmeal for breakfast is the toppings.
In any case, when I updated the recipe, rather than trying to estimate the volume of the prunes, I assumed that the recipe calls for adding 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon (if desired).Stewed prunes often have a negative connotation attached but they are sweet, plump, and tender! I am perfectly happy enjoying them on their own as an after-dinner treat, but I also really like to serve them as a topping on my morning oatmeal. Maybe the author was referring to the volume of prunes after they are soaked. I’m not clear why the directions refer to 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon for each two cups of prunes. One-half pound of prunes is about 1 cup of prunes. Here’s the original recipe: Source: The New Cookery (1921) by Lenna Frances Cooper Back then (and even when I was young) prunes were very dry and needed extensive soaking and cooking to make tender stewed prunes whereas today many supermarket prunes are very moist when taken out of the package and need to be stewed for only a few minutes. I’m a little surprised when an author puts such a simple recipe in a cookbook – though I also find it fascinating how basic foods have changed over the past hundred years. Hundred-year-old cookbooks sometimes contain very basic recipes, such as a recipe for stewed prunes.
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