To preserve BARBERRIES in Bunches

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (5)
syrup
preserving
sealing
Instructions (7)
  1. Take the female barberries, pick out all the largest bunches, then pick the rest from the stalks.
  2. Put them in as much water as will make a syrup of your bunches.
  3. Boil them till they are soft, then strain them through a sieve.
  4. To every pint of the juice put a pound and a half of loaf sugar boil and skim it well.
  5. To every pint of syrup put half a pound of barberries in bunches.
  6. Boil them till they look very fine and clear, then put them carefully into pots and glasses.
  7. Tie brandy papers over, and keep them for use.
Original Text
To preserve BARBERRIES in Bunches. TAKE the female barberries, pick out all the largest bunches, then pick the rest from the stalks, put them in as much water as will make a syrup of your bunches, boil them till they are soft, then strain them through a sieve; to every pint of the juice put a pound and a half of loaf sugar boil and skim it well, and to every pint of syrup put half a pound of barberries in bunches, boil them till they look very fine and clear, then put them carefully into pots and glasses; tie brandy papers over, and keep them for use.
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