Mei kwei tao (pickled peaches in red rose petals)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

50 Peaches 1 tb Salt
2 lb Sugar Red roses
1 c Water Cloves
1 pt Vinegar

Boil sugar, vinegar, water and salt for 20 minutes. Dip peaches in
hot water for three minutes, then rub off fur with a towel. Place on
the stem of each peach a red rose. Stick four cloves through rose on
to the peach. Cook rosed peaches in syrup until soft.

Nellie C. Wong, Chinese Dishes for Foreign Homes Shanghai, 1932
(Flower Cookery - by Mary MacNicol) Typed for you by Karen Mintzias