Name: Compote of Dried Fruit
Ingredients: 4 c White Grape or Apple Juice; 2 ts Aniseed or 1 Cinnamon Stick; 1 1/2 ts Honey; 1 Fresh Lemon; Julienne Sliced ; Zest of; 1 12-oz Package Mixed Dried Fruits; (Apricots, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Prunes and / or Raisins as Desired)

A Christian comes to contentment, not so much by way of addition, as by way of subtraction. That is his way of contentment, and it is a way that the world has no skill in. I open it thus: not so much by adding to what he would have, or to what he has, not by adding more to his condition; but rather by subtracting from his desires, so as to make his desires and his circumstances even and equal… [A] heart that has no grace, and is not instructed in this mystery of contentment, knows of no way to get contentment, but to have his possessions raised up to his desires; but the Christian has another way to contentment, that is, he can bring his desires down to his possessions, and so he attains his contentment.

Jeremiah Burroughs

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Fruits			6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	c	White Grape or Apple Juice
2	ts	Aniseed or 1 Cinnamon Stick
1 1/2	ts	Honey
1		Fresh Lemon; Julienne Sliced ; Zest of
1		12-oz Package Mixed Dried Fruits; (Apricots, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Prunes and / or Raisins as Desired)

INSTRUCTIONS

Lemon Zest! If we only could tell you how many email messages The Cook &
Kitchen Staff received when we included the zest of a fruit in a recipe.
For those members of Recipe-a-Day.com totaling 11,308 who did not write,
Zest is the rind of an orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, etc. It.s tough as
heck and loaded with a zesty burst of fresh-fruit flavor ... Hence, the
name.
All zest aside, this little recipe is a sure keeper for a fantastic dessert
that only has 245 calories per serving and 0 (that.s zero) grams of fat. If
that isn't enough, serve your dried fruit compote tonight and you add 5
grams of fiber to tomorrow.s ... Well, you know.
In a large saucepan combine juice with aniseed or cinnamon stick, honey,
and lemon zest. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer over low heat. Add
fruit and continue to simmer, uncovered, for about 10-minutes until dried
fruit is softened.
with a slotted spoon, transfer fruit to a serving bowl. Increase head to
medium for the juice mixture that remains and simmer until the sauce has
reduced to about 1 cup. the process of reducing the juice will take about
10 to 15-minutes. Pour the reduced juice over the fruit. cover and
refrigerate until cold, then serve.
Posted to dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by The Cook & Kitchen Staff
<owner-dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com> on Jan 09, 1998

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