Preserving Damsons

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Instructions (7)
  1. Put the damsons into wide-mouthed bottles.
  2. Cork them up loosely.
  3. Let them stand a fortnight.
  4. Look them over, and if you see any of them mould or spot, take them out.
  5. Cork the rest close down.
  6. Set the bottles in sand.
  7. They will keep till spring, and be as good as fresh ones.
Original Text
GET your damsons carefully when they are just turned colour, and put them into wide-mouthed bottles, cork them up loosely, and let them stand a fortnight, then look them over, and if you see any of them mould or spot, take them out, and cork the rest close down; set the bottles in sand, and they will keep till spring, and be as good as fresh ones.
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