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n washed, and picked with _Bourage, Buglos, Violet_ leaves, and _Lettice_, of each one handfull, boyle them with the _Barley_, till more then halfe be consumed; then strayne out the liquor, and take of blanched _Almonds_ a handfull, of the seeds of _Melons, Cucumbers, Citralls_, and _Gourds_, husked, of each halfe a quarter of an ounce, beat these seeds, and the _Almonds_ together, in a stone morter, with so much _Sugar_, and _Rose-water_ as is fit, and strayne them through a cleane cloath into the liquor, and drink thereof at night going to bed, and in the night, if this doth not sufficiently provoke sleep, then make some more of the same liquor, and boyle in the same the heads, or a little of white _Poppey_. _To pickle Oysters._ Take a peck of the greatest _Oysters_, open them, and put the liquor that comes from them saved by it selfe, to as much _White-wine_, and boyle it with a pound of _Pepper_ bruised, two or three spoonfulls of large _Mace_, and a handfull of _salt_, till the liquor begin to waste away, then put in your _Oysters_, and plump them, and take them off the fire till they be cold, and so put them up in little barrels very close. _To make very fine Sausages._ Take four pound and a halfe of _Porck_, chop it small, and put to it three pound of _Beefe_ sewet, and chop them small together, then put to them a handfull of _Sage_, finely shred, one ounce of _Pepper_, one ounce of _Mace_, two ounces of _Cloves_, a good deale of _salt_, eight Eggs very well beaten before you put them in, then work them well with your hand, till they be throughly mingled, and then fill them up. Some like not the Eggs in them, it is not amisse therefore to leave them out. _To cast all kind of Sugar works into Moulds._ Take one pound of _Barabry Sugar_, Clarifie it with the white of an Egg, boyle it till it will roule between your finger and your thumb, then cast it into your standing Moulds, being watered two hours before in cold water, take it out and gild them to garnish a _Marchpine_ with them at your pleasure. _To make all kinde of turned works in fruitage, hollow._ Take the strongest bodyed _Sugar_ you can get, boyle it to the height of _Manus Christi_, take your stone, or rather pewter moulds, being made in three pieces; tye the two great pieces together with _Inkle_, then poure in your _Sugar_ being highly boyled, turne it round about your head apace, and so your fruitage will be hollow, whether
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