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Receipts in cookery, Mrs. White of Stoney Lane, England

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10 Currants; set them on a quick fire, let them boil very fast till the Currants are clear & jelly very well; then put them in Pots or Glasses, stir them as they cool to make the Currants mix with the Jelly; paper them down when almost cold. To dry Currants in Bunches or loose Sprigs. When your Currants are stoned & tied in Bunches take to 1lb of Currants 1 1/2 lb of Sugar & a little more than half a Pint of Water; boil your Syrup very well & lay your Currants into it; set them on the Fire & let them just boil, take them off & cover them close with a Paper; let them Stand till the next Day & then make them scalding hot, then let them stand two or three Days with Paper
 
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