Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take rasberrys and currants and put some water to them and set them
on the fire and let them boyle then strain them and take a pint of
that jelly and a pound of Sugar and let it boyle till the Scumme be
all risen then put in a pound of fair rasberrys and let them boyle as
fast as they can, till they are clear, then take them up & put them in
glasses and strain the jelly to them.
71. _To dry Apricocks._
Take a pound of sugar and wet it with a quarter of a pint of water and
let it boyle and Scumme it well then put into it a pound of apricocks
pared and stoned let them boyle a little then let them stand till the
next day y^n boyle them up again so do 4 or 5 times till they look very
clear then put them a runing from the Sirrop and lay them on glasses
to dry and set them in a Stove turning them and 3 or 4 days after sift
fine Sugar all over them and turn them every day till they are dry you
may make chips this same way.
72. _To make Rasberry Cakes._
Take your rasberrys and infuse them in a stone jug and when they are
tender mash them small and take the weight of them in Sugar put the
Sugar into a preserveing pan put as much fair water to it as will melt
it and let it boyle to a candie hight then put in your rasberrys take
it off ye fire and Stir it well and put it in your glasses and in 2
days turn it on glass plats.
73. _To make Sirrop of Clove Gilly Flowers or Violets._
Take to a pound of flowers 2 pound of Sugar then put your flowers and
Sugar into a Stone jug a laying of flowers and one of Sugar till they
are all in then set it in water over the fire to infuse and stop it in
close when the Sugar is dissolved it is enough then strain it out and
set it over the fire in a Skillet till it be ready to boyle then scumme
it clean and when cold bottle it.
74. _To preserve Rasberrys._
Take rasberrys and infuse them to make your jelly then take your
fairest rasberrys and put into the jelly and take the weight in Sugar
and as much water as will melt it Set it on the fire and let it boyle
and Scumme it well then put in the jelly and rasberrys and let it boyle
a pace till they are enough then put them in your glasses but let the
jelly boyle a little longer then put it to them.
75. _To dry Peaches._
Pare and scauld your fruit very tender then take the stones out of them
and lay them on a cloth to dry then take the weight of them in Sugar
and boyle it to a candie hight and put your fruit in it and let it
stand till the Sugar be melt’d and the next morning warm them and so do
in the afternoon do so 3 days but never let them boyle So lay them on
glasses to dry.
76. _To make Paste of Peaches._
Scauld them very tender and mash them through a Sive and put as much
of the juice of Spinage to it as will colour it green then dry it over
coles and boyle the weight of it in Sugar to a candie hight and put in
your pulp and stir it well together but not let it boyle then drop it
on glasses to dry.
77. _To dry Apricocks or Chips._
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