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Apple purée

Apple purée is made from 1 kg steamed apple pulp pressed through a hair sieve and stirred with 200 g sugar and 1 g benzoate until the sugar has dissolved; the apples need neither peeling nor coring. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), pp. 727-728.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 727 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken stresses that the apples need not be peeled, and that the purée is "good and keeps well".

How to make it

  1. 1

    Steam the apples

    Steam the apples soft enough to press through a hair sieve. They need neither peeling nor coring.

  2. 2

    Press

    Press the apples through the hair sieve.

  3. 3

    Stir

    Stir the purée, sugar and sodium benzoate until the sugar has dissolved.

  4. 4

    Note

    Sodium benzoate is a food additive (E211) with regulated use. Keep cold, or freeze instead of using the additive.

Changes from the original

The recipe appears twice (pp. 727 and 728) and has been merged. "Benzoesurt natron" is written as sodium benzoate. Food safety advice is added.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 727)~79% of the text changedremovedadded
1 kg dampet eplemos (epler kg. dampet møre og presset gjennom hårsil, uskrellet og med kjernehus). eplemos, 200 g sukker. gr. sukker, 1 g natriumbenzoat (benzoesurt natron). gr. benzoesurt natron. Damp eplene så møre at de kan presses gjennom en hårsil. De trenger verken gjennem hårsikt; de behøver hverken å skrelles eller kjernehuset tas ut.. Press eplene gjennom hårsilen.. Rør mosen, sukkeret uttas. Mosen, sukker og natriumbenzoat benzoesurt natron røres til sukkeret er smeltet.. Natriumbenzoat er et tilsetningsstoff (E211) med regulert bruk. Oppbevar kaldt, eller frys i stedet for å bruke tilsetning. smeltet. Godt og holdbart.

Note on Modernised

Oppskriften står to ganger (s. 727 og 728) og er slått sammen. «Benzoesurt natron» er skrevet som natriumbenzoat. Mattrygghetsråd er lagt til.

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Frequently asked questions

Must the apples be peeled?
No, neither skin nor cores need removing before steaming.
How much sugar?
200 g per kg of apple purée.

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