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pound of Sugar, and to every pound of sugar 

 a pint of water : these must be boiled 

 togither over a still fire untill they be very 

 soft, then let it be strained or rather rubbed 

 through a strainer, or an hairie sieve which 

 is better, and then set it over the fire to 

 boile againe, untill it be stiffe, and so boxe it 

 up, and as it cooleth put thereto a little rose 

 water, and a few grains of muske, well 

 mingled together, which will give a goodly 

 taste unto the Cotiniat. This is the way to 

 make Marmalade." 



A few martins still hawk over the river, 

 and the starlings and robins make the 

 garden cheerful, the first with the wonderful 

 "variety entertainment" which they give 

 every morning, and the second with their 

 sweet little autumnal songs. I never re- 

 collect seeing such numbers of gnats as 

 during the last fortnight, but, I am happy to 

 say, they do not come into the house very 

 much. 



