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Fruit in Jelly.
Put into a basin 1/2 a pint of clear Calfs foot jelly & when it has become stiff lay in 3 fine Peaches & a bunch of Grapes with the stalk upwards on which put a few vine leaves & fill up the bowl with jelly, let it stand till next day then set the bowl in hot water upto the brim for a minute, then turn it out carefully.
To keep Damsons for winter Pies.
Put in small stone jars set them upto their necks in a boiler of cold water & light a fire under them, scald them, next day when properly cold fill up with spring water cover them close.
Raspberries Cakes.
Pick out the bad Raspberries that are amongst the fruit weigh & boil what quantity you please and when mashed & the liquor is wasted, put to it your sugar the weight of the fruit, mix it well off the fire till it is well dissolved then put it on plates to dry in the sun, as soon as the top part dries cut with the cover of a Canaster into small Cakes turn those on fresh plates. when dry put them in Boxes with layers of Paper.

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Fruit in Jelly. Put into a basin 1/2 a pint of clear Calfs foot jelly & when it has become stiff lay in 3 fine Peaches & a bunch of Grapes with the stalk upwards on which put a few vine leaves & fill up the bowl with jelly, let it stand till next day then set the bowl in hot water upto the brim for a minute, then turn it out carefully. To keep Damsons for winter Pies. Put in small stone jars set them upto their necks in a boiler of cold water & light a fire under them, scald them, next day when properly cold fill up with spring water cover them close. Raspberries Cakes. Pick out the bad Raspberries that are amongst the fruit weigh & boil what quantity you please and when mashed & the liquor is wasted, put to it your sugar the weight of the fruit, mix it well off the fire till it is well dissolved then put it on plates to dry in the sun, as soon as the top part dries cut with the cover of a Canaster into small Cakes turn those on fresh plates. when dry put them in Boxes with layers of Paper.