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Dr Baggs his Sirrop of Marsh
Mallows called Althea

Take of Marsh Mallow roots 2 oz of red [Cicer] one oz
of grasse roots of sparowgrasse roots of Liquorish and
razons of the sun streyne of each halfe an oz of the tops
of Marsh Mallows common Mallows [Pariatosse]
Pimpernell and of both Mayden haires of each a
handfull of the 4 little Cold seeds of the 4 great
Cold seeds of each 3 dramms boyle all these together
prepare itt in 6 pints of water till 2 pints
bee consumed then strayn itt clarify itt and with
4 pound of sugar boyle itt to the consistance of a
sirrop

A reiceipt to make Surrup of Clove Gilliflowers

{Thus you may make
surrop of roses}

Take them and when they are picked w^th the whites clipt from them take a pinte or
quart of faire water (though Burage) is better according to the quantity of surrup you
will make set it on the fire in a pipkin w^th a cover or in a silver bason close
covered & when the water is ready to boyle then put the Gellyflowers to it as many as you
can thrust to be covered w^th the water then let them lye and Infuse in the hot water
symbering on the fire close covered till they be growne white but the water must not boyle
then squese them cleane out of the licqur that all the streingth may got out into the
liqour then fill your liquor w^th flowers again as before thus doe 3 tymes
that the licqour may be stronge then take soe much sugar as the lickour weight
set it on the fire & let it stand and symber till the sugar is dissolved let it boyle
2 or 3 waumes & stire it w^th a spoon then take it of the fire & when it is allmost
cold put it up in your glase, if you let the surrup boyle too long it will loose its
couler

To make Surrupe of Violets or
Gilleflowers

{The apotecarys way}

Take a quarter of a pound of Clove gilleflowers or
Violets cut from the whites take watter & boyle it &
put it to the flowers in a silver cup or earthen pipken
that you may cover it put to the flowers a pint half a
pint of watter scalding hot & let it Infuse 24 howers
together then take to the licquour strained duble the
weight of very good powder sugar & put it into a Jugg
set in watter & let the watter boyle the Juge being in it &
so let it be in the water till the sugar is dissoulved and
then put it up for your use.

To make Surrup of Rosses

Take the buds of damask roses & make it thick w^th rosses
then put scalding watter on it & strain it & put in more
rosses into the licqur so doe for 9 dayes together w^th
fresh rosses, & boyle it once weight of sugar

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To make conserve of red roses

Take red rose budes & clipe off the yelowes & take 3 tymes the weight of hard sugar to once the
weight of the budes then beat the roses small in a morter & put in some of the sugar and so beat them
together & when it is almost beaten enough put in the full quantity of sugar to the roses & beat
them together till they be very small then put them up in a galley pot thrusting it very close together &
so keep it.

To make surrupe of Voyolots

Take your pickt vioulots being an ounce & put to them 2 ounces of scalding
hot watter & cover them close & let them stand 2 dayes so then strain them &
put to it 4 ounces of fine lofe sugar & set it in a iuge to boyle
in a pan as you doe for pudinges & so let it be in it till all the
sugar is dissoulved being close covered, then put it up for your use
being cold.

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