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Walnut Jam

Take fifty walnuts in which the shell has not begun to form, prick them all over, and boil in water till they are quite soft. Strain the water off, put a clove in each, and strew over them two ounces of bruised ginger. Make a syrup of half a pint of water to two and a half pounds of coarse brown sugar, stirring on the fire till all is melted; then put in the walnuts, and boil for twenty minutes, stirring to prevent them burning. This jam forms an excellent laxative, and may be elevated to the position of a pleasant domestic medicine.