To preserve PEACHES

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (5)
for preserving peaches
Instructions (13)
  1. Get the largest peaches before they are too ripe.
  2. Rub off the lint with a cloth.
  3. Run them down the seam with a pin, skin deep.
  4. Cover them with French brandy.
  5. Tie a bladder over them.
  6. Let them stand a week.
  7. Take them out.
  8. Make a strong syrup for them, boil and skim it well.
  9. Put in your peaches, and boil them till they look clear.
  10. Take them out, and put them into pots or glasses.
  11. Mix the syrup with the brandy.
  12. When it is cold pour it on your peaches.
  13. Tie them close down with a bladder that the air cannot get in, or the peaches will turn black.
Original Text
To preserve PEACHES. GET the largest peaches before they are too ripe, rub off the lint with a cloth, then run them down the seam with a pin, skin deep, cover them with French brandy, tie a bladder over them, and let them stand a week, then take them out, and make a strong syrup for them, boil and skim it well, put in your peaches, and boil them till they look clear, then take them out, and put them into pots or glasses; mix the syrup with the brandy; when it is cold pour it on your peaches; tie them close down with a bladder that the air cannot get in, or the peaches will turn black.
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