Raspberry Paste

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (14)
  1. Mash a quart of raspberries.
  2. Strain one half of the raspberries.
  3. Put the juice from the strained raspberries to the other half of the raspberries.
  4. Boil the raspberries and juice for a quarter of an hour.
  5. Add a pint of red currant juice to the raspberries.
  6. Boil all together until the raspberries are cooked.
  7. Put a pound and a half of double-refined sugar into a pan.
  8. Add enough water to dissolve the sugar.
  9. Boil the sugar and water until it reaches a sugar consistency (sugar again).
  10. Add the raspberries and juice to the sugar mixture.
  11. Scald the mixture.
  12. Pour the mixture into glasses or plates.
  13. Put the glasses or plates into a stove.
  14. Turn them at times until they are thoroughly dry.
Original Text
Raspberry Paste. MASH a quart of raspberries, strain one half, and put the juice to the other half. Boil them a quarter of an hour, put to them a pint of red currant juice, and let them boil all together till your raspberries are enough. Then put a pound and a half of double-refined sugar into a pan, with as much water as will dissolve it, and boil it to a sugar again. Put in your raspberries and juice, give them a scald, and pour it into glasses or plates. Then put them into a stove, and turn them at times till they are tho-roughly dry.
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