Take young tender stalkes slit them and bruise them at one end that you
may string them then boyle them in water till they will peel and when
peeled put them into other scaulding water covering them close let them
stand awhile over embers to green them wash them in cold water lay them
on a dish and Strow some Sugar on them & set them on coles to dry then
take near their weight in Sugar and boyle it to a candie hight then
put in your stalks they will make your Sirrop thin but boyle them till
they grow stiff & shine and your Sirrop is almost to Sugar again then
lay them flat on a plate & set them before the fire to dry seting them
sometimes on a chaffendish of embers.