Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
Take young tender stalkes slit them and bruise them at one end that you
may string them then boyle them in water till they will peel and when
peeled put them into other scaulding water covering them close let them
stand awhile over embers to green them wash them in cold water lay them
on a dish and Strow some Sugar on them & set them on coles to dry then
take near their weight in Sugar and boyle it to a candie hight then
put in your stalks they will make your Sirrop thin but boyle them till
they grow stiff & shine and your Sirrop is almost to Sugar again then
lay them flat on a plate & set them before the fire to dry seting them
sometimes on a chaffendish of embers.
147. _To Pickle Kidneybeans._
Take 2 parts vinegar and one water and put salt enough to make it bear
an egg then boyle it, and when cold put in your beans, being first
strung they will keep best in glass being close cover’d for use take as
many to spend in 2 or 3 weeks & put them in a pipkin with half water
and half vinegar and a little salt Stop them close and set them over
a gentle fire till they be green and tender so keep them in that till
used.
148. _To Pickle Turneps._
Pare them and cut them in thin slices and lay them in a gallypot
strewing betwixt each row grosse pepper and a little beaten mace when
they are all in pour as much vinegar as will cover them in 3 or 4 weeks
you may use it.
149. _To Pickle Oysters._
To one hundred of oysters take a quart of white wine and all the oyster
liquor strain it and boyle it and scumme it very well then put in a
spoonfull of whole pepper & 4 or 5 Heads of large mace boyle them an
hour and when cold put it up.
150. _To Pickle Broom Buds._
Pick your buds whilst they are green before they are yellow at the tops
and make a brine strong enough to bare an egg boyle it and when it is
cold put in your buds for a month or 6 weeks then green them puting in
the bottom of the Skillet nut leaves then pour in Spring water and put
in the buds and lay more leaves upon them set them on a gentle fire and
when tis almost scaulding hot pour that away and put in more cold water
so do 9 or 10 times till they are very green pot them up in vinegar and
keep them for your use.
151. _To make Rasberry or Currant Wine._
To a quart of water take a pound of Sugar and 3 pound of rasberrys
bruise them in a stone morter and put them into your water and Sugar
and let it stand 24 hours stiring 3 or 4 times then strain it through a
hair Sive or canvas bag then tun it and stop it close in 3 or 4 weeks
it will be fit to bottle it will keep a year you may make Goosberry
wine this way.
152. _To make Lemon Cream._
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