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the pith being taken out, steep them two j then having pulped them through a sieve, 

 days in clear water, shifting the water some- 1 that they a're free from the stones, boil it 

 times, then dry them with a cloth, then i again in an earthen vessel over a gentle fire, 

 take their equal weight in white Sugar, and | often stirring them for fear of burning, till 

 as much Rose-water as will make it into a} the watery humour be consumed, then mix 

 Syrup, which being almost boiled, put in j ten pounds of sugar with six pounds of this 

 the roots, and let them boil until the raois- j pulp, boil it to its due thickness. Broom 

 lure be consumed, and let it be brought to j buds are also preserved, but with brine and 

 the due body of a Syrup. Not much un- | vinegar, and so are Olives and Capers, 

 like to this are preserved the roots of Acorus, I Lastly, Amongst the Barks, Cinnamon, 

 Angelica, Borrage, Bugloss, Succory, Ele- j amongst the flowers, Roses, and Marigolds, 

 campane, Burnet, Satyrion, Sicers, Comfrey * amongst the fruits, Almonds, Cloves, Pine- 

 the greater, Ginger, Zedoary. Take of the 'nuts, and Fistick-nuts, are said to be pre- 

 stalks of Artichokes, not too ripe, as many ! served but with this difference, they are 

 as you will, and (contrary to the roots) take \ encrusted with dry sugar, and are more 

 only the pith of these, and preserve them i called confects than preserves, 

 with their equal weight in sugar, like thej 

 former. So is prepared the stalks of* 



Angelica, Burs, Lettuce, &c before they be j CONSERVES AND SUGARS, 

 too ripe, lake or rresh Orange pihs asj 



many as you will, take away the exterior! College.'] Conserves of the herbs of 

 yellowness, and steep them in spring water j Worm wood, Sorrel, Wood-sorrel, the flowers 

 three days at the leasf, often renewing the j of Oranges, Borrage, Bugloss, Bettony, 

 water, then preserve them like the former. -Marigolds, the Tops of Carduus, the Flowers 

 In like manner are Lemon and Citron pills | of Centaury the less, Clove-gilliflowers, 

 preserved. Preserve the flowers of Citrons, \ Germander, Succory, the Leaves of Scurvy- 

 Oranges, Borrage, Primroses, with Sugar, ? grass, the flowers of Comfrey the greater, 

 uccording to art. Take of Apricots as Citratiffi, Cinosbati, the roots of Spurge, 

 many as you will, take away the outer skin Hierbs and flowers of Eye-bright, the tops 

 and the stones, and mix them Avith their t of Fumitory, Goat's-rue, the flowers of 

 like weight in sugar, after four hours take | Broom not quite open, Hyssop, Lavender, 

 them out, and boil the Sugar without any j white Lilies, Lilies of the Valley, Marjoram, 

 other Liquor, then put them in again, and \ Mallows, the tops of Bawm, the leaves of 

 boil them a little. Other Fruits may be j Mints, the flowers of Water Lilies, red 

 preserved in the same manner, or at | Poppies, Peony, Peaches, Primroses, Roses, 

 least not much unlike to it, as whole Bar- j the leaves of Rue, the flowers of Sage, Elder 

 berries, Cherries, Cornels, Citrons, Quinces, j Scabious, the leaves of Scordium, the 

 Peaches, common Apples, the five sorts of j flowers of Limetree, Coltsfoot, Violets, with 

 Myrobalans, Hazel Nuts, Walnuts, Nut- jail these are conserves made with their treble 

 megs, Raisins of the Sun, Pepper brought \ proportion of white sugar ; yet note, that 



f-een from India, Plums, garden and wild jail of them must not be mixed alike, some 

 ears, Grapes. Pulps are also preserved, j of them must be cut, beaten, and gently 

 as Barberries, Cassia Fistula, Citrons, : boiled, some neither cut, beaten nor boiled 

 Cinosbatus, Quinces, and Sloes, &c. Take land some admit but one of them, which 

 01 Barberries as many as you will, boil j every artist in his trade may find out by 

 them in spring water till they are tender, j this premonition and avoid error. 



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