Take a pound of Apricocks 3 quarters of a pound of double refined
Sugar pare the apricocks very thin and slit them in the Seame of the
apricocks then forth the stones then strew the silver bason or deep
dish you boyle them in with the lesser half of the Sugar being finely
beaten and searched then set the apricocks in the bason or dish that
end downward which grew in the stalk with them. Strew the rest of the
Sugar upon them and cover y^m and let them stand one night or one day
while it be dissolved then let it boyle for one quarter of an hour upon
a quick fire before they be half boyled turn them with a spoon when
boyled let them stand 2 days in the Sirrop before you take them forth
so dip them in the Same then lay them on tin plates in the Sun and turn
y^m every morning.