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To make clere cakes of any fruit

Pick the fruit then put it into a stone pot close
covered let it stand in a Boyling skillet of
water kept boyling all the while till the juce
is come well out which will be about 2 or 3
hours as cording as the fruit is in ripeness for
the riper the fruit is the sooner it will be done
then pour it through a streiner and lett so
much as will come clear through be saved by
it selfe then take the weight and quantity of
sugar it must be hard sugar and if it be for
any white thing it must be double refined
and dip it in the water and when tis a little
melted boyle it to a candy till it begins to be
sugar againe then take it off the fire and put in
the juce and stur it very well together and
set it on the fire againe and keep it stiring till
it be ready to boyle but do not let it boyle then
take it of the fire and put it into glasses or
tinn Coffins and sett it into the store 3 dayes
or more as the shall see cause then turn them out
upon glass plates or peuter but glass is best and
sett them into the store againe till they are dry
enough turning them sometimes but not very
often.
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