Red Currants

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (6)
  1. Take a quantity of white wine vinegar, and to every quart put in half a pound of Lisbon-sugar.
  2. Pick the worst of your currants, and put them into this liquor; but put the best of your currants into glasses.
  3. Boil your pickle with the worst of your currants, and skim it very clean.
  4. Boil it till it looks of a fine colour, and let it stand till it is cold.
  5. Strain it through a cloth, wringing it to get all the colour you can from the currants.
  6. Let it stand to cool and settle, then pour it clear into the glasses in a little of the pickle, and when it is cold, cover it close with a bladder and leather.
Original Text
Red Currants. Take a quantity of white wine vinegar, and to every quart put in half a pound of Lisbon-sugar. Then pick the worst of your currants, and put them into this liquor; but put the best of your currants into glasses. Then boil your pickle with the worst of your currants, and skim it very clean. Boil it till it looks of a fine colour, and let it stand till it is cold. Then strain it through a cloth, wringing it to get all the colour you can from the currants. Let it stand to cool and settle, then pour it clear into the glasses in a little of the pickle, and when it is cold, cover it close with a bladder and leather.
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