Damsons, to dry

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (7)
  1. Pick out the finest damsons, and wipe them clean.
  2. To every pound of fruit take half a pound of sugar.
  3. Wet the damsons with water.
  4. Put them into the sugar with the insides downward.
  5. Set them on the fire till the sugar is melted.
  6. Let them lie in the sugar till it has thoroughly penetrated them, heating them once a day.
  7. When you take them out, dip them in hot water, and lay them to dry.
Original Text
Damsons, to dry. Pick out the finest damsons, and wipe them clean. To every pound of fruit take half a pound of sugar; wet the damsons with water; and put them into the sugar with the insides downward. Set them on the fire till the sugar is melted; let them lie in the sugar till it has thoroughly penetrated them, heating them once a day. When you take them out, dip them in hot water, and lay them to dry.
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