Take 3 pounds of the fairest Damsons off the tree and wipe them and
pick them with a few holes and lay them one by one in earthen dishes
and after y^e bread is drawn set them in the oven but not to hot let
them stand a day to coole after they are drawn then take a pound of
sugar to 3 pounds of Damsons and lay a thin paste in the bottom of a
Skillet and lay your damsons close one by one the rest strew between
and over your damsons to cover them so put them hot into your pot and
the liquor hot also to them so let them stand till through cold then
clarifie butter and put on them not to hot and so let it coole then
cover it close and keep it for your use all the year & when you take
of them to use and breake your butter you must keep the same butter to
cover the remainder till all the damsons be spent. Probatum.