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Damsons, Bottled

Bullaces or damsons are valuable for winter use, and, bottled like green gooseberries, make good tarts. Put them into wide-necked glass bottles, tie the tops over with bladder, and set them in a boiler of cold water, with a little straw at the bottom. Bring the water to the boil, and then remove the pot from the fire, but let the bottles remain to become cold. In a few hours, or better, the next day, remove the pieces of bladder, and replace them by tight-fitting corks, first filling the bottles with pounded sugar. The corks should be secured with wax.