two or three Days 'till the Flowers are
quite dry.

_To make CARAMEL._

Take _China_ Oranges, peel and split them into Quarters, but don't
break the Skin; lay the Quarters before a Fire, turning them 'till
the Skin is very dry; then take Half a Pound of Sugar sifted thro'
an Hair Sieve, put it in a Brass or Silver Pan, and set it over a
very slow Fire, keeping it stirring 'till all is melted, and looks
pretty clear; then take it off the Fire, and put in your
Orange-Quarters, one at a Time; take them out again as fast as you
can with a little Spoon, and lay them on a Dish, that shou'd be
butter'd, or they will not come off: The Sugar will keep hot enough
to do any Plate full. You may do roasted Chessnuts, or any Fruit in
the Summer, first laying the Fruit before a Fire, or in a Stove, to
make the Skin tough; for if any Wet come out, the Sugar will not
stick to it: It must be done just when you use it, for it will not
keep.

_To make a good GREEN._

Lay an Ounce of Gumboodge in Water 'till it is all melted, Half a
Quarter of a Pint of Water is sufficient; then take an Ounce and
Half of Stone-Blue dissolv'd in a little Water, put it to the
Gumboodge when melted; put to it a Quarter of a Pound of fine Sugar,
and a Quarter of a Pint of Water more, and let it boil: Put a
Spoonful of this to a Pint of any white Clear-Cakes, it will make
them a very good Green.

_To sugar all Sorts of small FRUIT._

Beat the White of an Egg, and dip the Fruit in it; let it lye on a
Cloth that it may not wet; then take fine sifted Sugar, and rowl the
Fruit in it 'till 'tis quite cover'd with Sugar; lay it on a Sieve
in a Stove, or before a Fire, to dry it well; it will keep well a
Week.

_To scald all Sorts of FRUIT._

Put the Fruit into scalding Water, (as much as will almost cover the
Fruit) set it over a slow Fire, keep them in a Scald 'till they are
tender, turning the Fruit where the Water does not cover it; when
'tis very tender, lay a Paper close to it, and let it stand 'till it
is cold: Then to a Pound of Fruit put Half a Pound of Sugar, and let
it boil (but not too fast) 'till it looks clear: All Fruit must be
done whole but Pippins, and they are best halv'd or quarter'd, and a
little Orange-Peel boil'd and put in them, with the Juice of a
Lemmon.

_FINIS._

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