Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Gather them early in a morning about the bigness of a walnut let them
be fresh and red underneath and of one nights growth blanch them of
the outside and pare them within with some part of the stalks if it
be tender and then Strew them into a pan of fair water and a small
quantity of salt shift them so 3 times and then take them out of the
water and put them into a skillet w^{th} as much fair water as will
cover them a little Salt a faggot of herbs and an oynion and when
they do begin to boyle besure to Scumme it very carefully and put 3
spoonfulls of white wine vinegar and when they are so done strain them
let them stand till they be cold make them a pickle 2 parts white wine
it Self and the other part elder vinegar and put them all into a glass
or pot and put the pickle to them, with a little long pepper a few
cloves one or two nutmegs quarter’d a little mace a little Salt, and
besure to Stop them up very close that no air may enter.
125. _To preserve White Quinces whole._
Take a handfull of the kernells that will jelly and put them in a
little Spring water over night then take your quinces that are of a
greenish colour and doth cut tender as any apple core it very well with
a Scoop and pare it and put it into a Skillet that will hold but one
at once take as much double refined Sugar as the weight of the quince
and as much water as will cover the quince Set y^e same water and Sugar
over the fire keeping it boyling as fast as may be and when you see it
to be clear and tender take it up and put it into your glass or pot
crushing it flat down with the back of a Spoon then put into the Sirrop
6 spoonfulls of pippin liquor and 2 Spoonfulls of the jelly from the
kernells then set it on the fire Stiring it still and when it boyles
Scumme it clean and then put in your quinces again and let it boyle 6
walms keeping it still Shaking lest it burn so then take it up and put
it into your glass again you must be sure to have Sirrop enough for
ever and anone there will rise a coat upon it y^t must be taken off and
fresh Sirrop put in.
126. _To preserve Goosberrys._
Take as much double refined sugar as y^e goosberrys weigh unpicked and
unstoned and to a pound of Sugar take half a pint of water and when
your goosberrys are clean pickt and stoned set your Sugar and water
over the fire and make your Sirrop and when it is clean scummed put in
your goosberrys and let them boyle as fast as possibly you can till
they clear and the sirrop thick enough which will be in less than a
quarter of an hour.
127. _To make Jelly._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account