Take peeres and pare hem clene. take gode rede wyne & mulberes [2]
oþer saundres and seeþ þe peeres þerin & whan þei buth ysode, take
hem up, make a syryp of wyne greke. oþer vernage [3] with blaunche
powdour oþer white sugur and powdour gyngur & do the peres þerin.
seeþ it a lytel & messe it forth.
[1] Peeres. pears.
[2] mulberes. mulberries, for colouring.
[3] Vernage. Vernaccia, a sort of Italian white wine. V. Gloss.