Pare your lemons that no white be seen then slice them and take out
ye seeds and take the same weight in double refined sugar well beaten
and fasten a stronge thread net over a Silver bason or earthen bason
then lay on some of your Sliced lemons cover them with Sugar then more
lemons so do till all be on, then Set it in a cool Seller for 3 or
4 days then pour it in a stone pot let it stand warme 24 hours then
Scumme it and put it up. you may put more Sugar if you please.
54. _To make Sirrop of Clove-Gilly flowers or any other flowers but
Violets._
Clip the whites from the flowers bruise them a little in a stone
morter then take y^e weight of your flowers in fine beaten sugar, take
a silver or stone pot put a laying of flowers then of sugar do this
till all be in then close y^e pot and in boyling water keep it still
seething for 4 or 5 hours then straine it and set it by the fire till
y^e scumme rise take that off when cold then bottle it, you may put
the flowers in sack or french wine and let them lye 9 or 10 days close
stop’t then strain it and bottle, it will be very pleasant and Cordial,
if you make your sirrop by infusion tis best to do it either with
pinke, balme, or burrage water which you must warme a little and pour
on your flowers as much as will cover them, let it stand 12 hours then
strain it and put in fresh flowers so do 4 or 5 times then to every
pint of liquor take a pound and half of Sugar finely beaten, put it in
a Stone pot set it to y^e fire in a Skillet of water till the sugar be
all melt’d then scumme it and keep it for use.