Title: Kompot w spirytusie
 Categories: Fruit, Polish, Holiday
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      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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