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Preserves
To Stew Cherrys
Stone the cherrys & to 3 pd. of cherrys put 1 pd. of sugar. Set
them on a slow fire & cover them with paper. let them stand
till they look clear. then take them off and cover them with fresh
paper. let them stand 2 or 3 hours till you use them.

To Preserve whole Cherrys
Take 2 pd. of cherrys & 2 pd. of sugar. boyle it candy high then
put in the cherrys & let them boyle & scum them. take them gently
out & put them in a china dish. then take a pt. of currant juice
& 3/4 of a pd. of sugar the sugar must boyle candy high. then put in
the cherrys with a little of their liquor & let them have one boyle
& glass them.

Jam of Cherrys
Tak 3pd. of cherrys stone them & boyle 'em break 'em
well as they boyle then take them off the fire, let yr. juice run from
them. take 1/2 a pt. of currant juice & 1/2 a pd. of sugar & put in yr. cherrys
when they boyle, strew over 'em 3/4 of a pd. of sugar. let them boyle very
fast a full 1/2 hour then pot them.

Blond Sugar
Take beaten loaf sugar sifted. grate lemon peel into some
of it & chocolate into the other. beat as much white of eggs
as will make it paste make it in little thick cakes bake 'em
in a slow oven 2 or 3 minutes