Mix eight pounds of light sugar-house or New-Orleans molasses, eight
pounds of water, one pound of powdered charcoal. Boil the whole together
twenty minutes, then strain it through a flannel bag. When lukewarm, put
in the beaten whites of a couple of eggs, and put it on the fire. As
soon as it boils, take it from the fire, and skim it till clear--then
put it on the fire, and let it boil till it becomes a thick
syrup--strain it for use. This syrup does very well to preserve fruit in
for common use.