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Syrup of Barberries

Boil a quart of water, throw into it a pound of very ripe barberries picked from the stalks; after boiling up a few times let them infuse till the following day; then boil two pounds and a half of sugar to pearling (see SUGAR BOILING); set the barberries again on the fire, and after boiling them up three or four times strain them; add the juice to the sugar, and put the whole on the fire. Skim the preparation the whole time of boiling, which must be about twenty minutes. When done bottle it. This syrup seldom ferments.