Mirliton Glace
Directions:
Peel and cut into strips eight or ten vegetable pears and put into salt water to soak for two or three hours. Then rinse well and boil for half an hour. Put into baking dish with 1 ½ cups brown sugar, one half teaspoon of nutmeg, cinnamon, a few cloves, allspice and ginger, a sliced lemon and a little water.
When it looks transparent, put a little more sugar on top, and dot with butter. Put in oven, or under flame, to brown.
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