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INTRODUCTION. 



Leaves of which are better than all the Plaifters 

 in the World. 



Conferves fhould be made of Rue, Mint, Scur- 

 vy-Grafs, Wood Sorrell, and Roman Wormwood. 

 As to the four firft, the Leaves are to be picked 

 oflP from the Stalks, and beaten up with three 

 Times the Weight of Sugar. The Tops of the 

 young Shoots of the latter are to be cut off, and 

 they are to be beat up in the fame Manner. In 

 the Coujfe of this Work, many Plants wiill be 

 named, the green Tops of which contain their 

 Virtue, thefe may all be made into Conferves in 

 the fame Manner, or as many of them added to 

 thofe here named, as fhall be thought proper. 



Conferves of the Flowers of Rofemary, Mal- 

 lows, Archangel, and Lavender, are to be made 

 alfo in the fame Manner, and of red Rofe Buds. 

 Thefe lafl are to be picked from the Hufk, and 

 thf white Heels are to be cut off. They are all 

 to be beat up with three Times their Weight of 

 Sugar, and in the fame Manner may be made 

 Confervas of Cowflip Flowers, and of thofe of 

 many other Plants mentioned in the following 

 Pages. 



The outer Rinds of Seville Oranges and Lc' 

 mons, are alfo to be made into Conferves in the 

 fame Manner, beating them firft to a Pulp, and 

 then adding the Sugar, and to thefe mult be ad- 

 ded the Conferve of Hips and Sloes, which are to 

 be made in a particular Manner. The Hips are 

 to be gathered when fully ripe, afterwards kt by 

 in a Cellar, till they grow very foft; then they are 

 to be laid upon the Back of a large Hair-Sieve, a 

 Dilh being put underneath, they are to be broke 

 with the Hand or a wooden Peftle, and rubbed 

 about till all the foft Matter is forced tlirough the 

 Hair-Cioth, the Se?d$ and Skins only remaining, 



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