_Ingredients._—To every lb. of fruit, weighed before being stoned,
allow ¾ lb. of lump sugar. _Mode._—Divide the greengages, take out
the stones, and put them into a preserving-pan. Bring the fruit to
a boil, then add the sugar, and keep stirring it over a gentle fire
until it is melted. Remove all the scum as it rises, and, just before
the jam is done, boil it rapidly for 5 minutes. To ascertain when it
is sufficiently boiled, pour a little on a plate, and if the syrup
thickens and appears firm, it is done. Have ready half the kernels
blanched; put them into the jam, give them one boil, and pour the
preserve into pots. When cold, cover down with oiled papers, and,
over these, tissue paper brushed over on both sides with the white
of an egg. _Time._—¾ hour after the sugar is added. _Average cost_,
from 6_d._ to 8_d._ per lb. pot. _Sufficient._—Allow about 1½ pint of
fruit for every lb. pot of jam. _Seasonable._—Make this in August or
September.
GREENGAGES, Compôte of.
_Ingredients._—1 pint of syrup, 1 quart of greengages. _Mode._—Make
a syrup, skim it well, and put in the greengages when the syrup is
boiling, having previously removed the stalks and stones from the
fruit. Boil gently for ¼ hour, or until the fruit is tender; but take
care not to let it break, as the appearance of the dish would be
spoiled were the fruit reduced to a pulp. Take the greengages carefully
out, place them on a glass dish, boil the syrup for another 5 minutes,
let it cool a little, pour over the fruit, and, when cold, it will be
ready for use. _Time._—¼ hour to simmer the fruit, 5 minutes the syrup.
_Average cost_, in full season, 10_d._ _Sufficient_ for 4 or 5 persons.
_Seasonable_ in July, August, and September.
GREENGAGES, to Preserve and Dry.
_Ingredients._—To every lb. of sugar allow 1 lb. of fruit, ¼ pint of
water. _Mode._—For this purpose, the fruit must be used before it is
quite ripe, and part of the stalk must be left on. Weigh the fruit,
rejecting all that is in the least degree blemished, and put it into
a lined saucepan with the sugar and water, which should have been
previously boiled together to a rich syrup. Boil the fruit in this for
10 minutes, remove it from the fire, and drain the greengages. The next
day, boil up the syrup and put in the fruit again, and let it simmer
for 3 minutes, and drain the syrup away. Continue this process for 5 or
6 days, and the last time place the greengages, when drained, on a hair
sieve, and put them in an oven or warm spot to dry; keep them in a box,
with paper between each layer, in a place free from damp. _Time._—10
minutes the first time of boiling. _Seasonable._—Make this in August or
September.
GREENGAGES, Preserved in Syrup.
_Ingredients._—To every lb. of fruit allow 1 lb. of loaf sugar, ¼
pint of water. _Mode._—Boil the sugar and water together for about 10
minutes; divide the greengages, take out the stones, put the fruit into
the syrup, and let it simmer gently until nearly tender. Take it off
the fire, put it into a large pan, and, the next day, boil it up again
for about 10 minutes with the kernels from the stones, which should be
blanched. Put the fruit carefully into jars, pour over it the syrup,
and, when cold, cover down, so that the air is quite excluded. Let
the syrup be well skimmed both the first and second day of boiling,
otherwise it will not be clear. _Time._—10 minutes to boil the syrup;
¼ hour to simmer the fruit the first day, 10 minutes the second day.
_Average cost_, from 6_d._ to 8_d._ per lb. pot. _Sufficient._—Allow
about 1 pint of fruit to fill a 1-lb. pot. _Seasonable._—Make this in
August or September.
GREENS, Boiled Turnip.
_Ingredients._—To each ½ gallon of water allow 1 heaped tablespoonful
of salt; turnip-greens. _Mode._—Wash the greens well in two or three
waters, and pick off all the decayed and dead leaves; tie them in small
bunches, and put them into plenty of boiling water, salted in the above
proportion. Keep them boiling quickly, with the lid of the saucepan
uncovered, and when tender, pour them into a colander; let them drain,
arrange them in a vegetable-dish, remove the string that the greens
were tied with, and serve. _Time._—15 to 20 minutes. _Average cost_,
4_d._ for a dish for 3 persons. _Seasonable_ in March, April, and May.