To Preserve Violet-Plumbs
Violet Plumbs are a long Time Yellow, and are ripe in the Month of June, which are preserved as follows; put them into clarified Sugar, just enough to cover them, and boil them pretty quick; the next Day boil them again as before; the Day after drain them again, and take away their Skins, which you will find all flown off, then put them into a Sugar, boil it till it blows a little, give them a Boil; the Day following boil some more Sugar till it blows a little, give them a Boil; the next Day boil some more Sugar to blow very strong, put the Plumbs in the Syrup, boil a little, and scum them; the next Day drain them, and lay them out to dry, but dust them before you put them into the Stove.