Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 c Water
1 lb Fruit, dried
-(mixed; pears, figs,
-apricots and peaches)
1 c Prunes, pitted
1/2 c Raisins
1 c Sweet cherries pitted
2 Apples, peeled and sliced
1/2 c Cranberries
1 c Sugar
1 Lemon, sliced
6 Cloves, whole
2 Cinnamon sticks
1 Orange
1/2 c Grapes, pomegranate seeds,
-or pitted plums
3/4 c Brandy

Combine water, mixed dry fruits, prunes and raisins in
a pot large enough to hold all the ingredients. Bring
to a boil, cover and then simmer for about 20 minutes
(or until the fruit is plump and tender). Add
cherries, apples and cranberries. Stir in sugar, lemon
and spices. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Grate orange peel and set aside. Peel and section the
orange (removing the skin and white membrane). Add to
fruits in kettle. Stir in grapes and brandy. Bring
just to boiling and then remove from heat. Stir in
the orange peel, cover and let stand 15 minutes.

NOTES:

* 12-fruit compote with spirits -- This recipe could
be used as part of a 12- course meal known in Polish
as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after
sundown on Christmas Eve.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 1 hour.
: Precision: No need to measure.

: Original recipe passed down through the generations
and translated from Polish into English (with a few
mods) by Edward Chrzanowski : MFCF, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada :
echrzanowski#watmath.waterloo.edu or
{ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski

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