[ To make Barberry-Drops.]
Take a good Quantity of Barberries, strip them off the Stalks; put to them a little Water, to keep them from Burning; boil them, and mash them as they boil, till they are very dry; then rub them through an Hair Sieve, and afterwards strain them through a Strainer, that there may be none of the black Noses in it; make it scalding hot, and to half a Pint of the Pulp put a Pound of the sifted Sugar; let it scald, and drop it on Boards or Glasses; then put it in a Stove, and turn it when it is candy’d.
[ To make White Quince-Marmalet.]
Pare Quinces, and quarter them, putting as much Water as will cover them, and boil them all to Pieces to make Jelly; run it through a Jelly-bag; then take a Pound of Quince, pare, quarter, and cut out all the Hard of it; and to a Pound of Quinces put a Pound and a Half of Sugar fine beaten, and half a Pint of Water, and let it boil ’till it is very clear; keep it stirring, and it will break as much as shou’d be; when the Sugar is boil’d to be very thick, almost a Candy, put in half a Pint of Jelly, and let it boil very fast ’till it jellies: As soon as you take it off, put in the Juice of a Lemon; skim it well, and put it in Pots or Glasses: It is the better for having Lumps in it.
[ To make Red Quince-Marmalet.][A]
Pare the Quinces, quarter them, and cut out all that is hard; to a Pound of Quinces put in a Pound and a Half of Sugar, and half a Pint of Juice of Barberries, boil’d with Water, as you do Jelly, or other Fruit; boil it very fast, and break it very small; when it is all to Pieces, and jellies, it is enough: If you wou’d have the Marmalet of a very fine Colour, put a few black Bullace to the Barberries when you make the Jelly.
[ To preserve Whole Quinces.]
Take a Pound of Quince par’d and quarter’d, cut out all the Hard, put to it a Pound of fine Sugar and half a Pint of Water, and let it boil very fast ’till it is all to Pieces; take it off the Fire, and break it very well, that there be no Lumps in it; boil it ’till it is very thick and well jelly’d; then take fine Muslin, and put your Quinces into it, and tye it up round. This Quantity will make three Quinces. Set them into three Pots, or China Cups, that will just hold one; cut off the Stalk-End of the Quince, and put it in the Pot or Cup, to make a Dent in the Quince, that it may be like a whole Quince; let them stand two or three Days, that they may be very stiff; take them out of the Muslin, and make a strong Jelly with Apples and Quinces: Take two Pints of Jelly and two Pound of Sugar, boil it fast ’till it jellies very well; then put in the Quinces, and let them have two or three Boils to make them hot; put them in Pots or Glasses, with Paper close to them.