Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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German Pickle

1/2 pound white sugar. 1 pound damsons. 1 pint vinegar. 1 teaspoonful cloves. A few sticks of cinnamon.

Make a syrup with vinegar, sugar and spices, then drop in a few of the damsons at a time. Scald them until the skins crack, laying each quantity in a dish till are done. Fill the jars three-fourths full, and pour in the syrup.--Mrs.

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