Recipes

Stewed Dried Peaches

Recipe No. 204 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Fruits. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Fruit

Serves 100 servings
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 204 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Fruits. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Directions

  1. Substitute an equal amount of dried peaches for the dried apricots in recipe for stewed dried apricots. Increase water to 3 gallons (12 No. 56 dippers).

Notes

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 204, Fruits. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.