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Cherries, Morello, To Pre- serve

INGREDIENTS. - To every lb. of cherries allow 1 lb. of sugar, 1 gill of water.

AVERAGE COST, 8d. per pot.

Select ripe cherries, pick off the stalks, and reject all that have any blemishes.

Boil the sugar and water together for 5 minutes; put in the cherries, and boil them for 10 minutes, removing the scum as it rises. Then turn the fruit, &c., into a pan, and let it remain until the next day, when boil it all again for another 10 minutes, and, if necessary, skim well. Put the cherries into small pots, pour over them the syrup, and, when cold, cover down with oiled papers, and the tops of the jars with tissue-paper, brushed over on both sides with the white of egg, and keep in a dry place.

TIME. Altogether, 25 minutes to boil.

SEASONABLE. - Make this in July or August.

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