[ To scald all Sorts of Fruit.]
Put the Fruit into scalding Water, (as much as will almost cover the Fruit) set it over a slow Fire, keep them in a Scald ’till they are tender, turning the Fruit where the Water does not cover it; when ’tis very tender, lay a Paper close to it, and let it stand ’till it is cold: Then to a Pound of Fruit put Half a Pound of Sugar, and let it boil (but not too fast) ’till it looks clear: All Fruit must be done whole but Pippins, and they are best halv’d or quarter’d, and a little Orange-Peel boil’d and put in them, with the Juice of a Lemmon.
FINIS.
[Additional Notes]
[A.] To make Red Quince-Marmalet
Parts of this paragraph were obscure, though no readings were genuinely uncertain:
[B.] To make Honycomb-Cakes of Orange-Flower-Violet of Cowslips
The Table of Contents and the body text have identical wording and punctuation. Intended reading may be:
“To make Honycomb-Cakes of Orange-Flower, Violet or Cowslips”.
[C.] To make Long-Biscuit
Take thirty Eggs, (the Whites of fourteen (break twenty eight of them;