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To make Peaches or apricot in brandy 207
Take your peaches & rub them very Clean then take as much
Suger as is necessary to Cover your fruit and you must
boyle it when you dip your scimmer in it and take it
out giveing it a check and blow through it and if
you perceive a little blader rises that is what is called
little Plume Soe done take it of the fire and moderatly
put your fruit in, then put them upon the fire and
lett them take 3 or 4 boyls then take them of sett
them by till the next day when you put them upon the
fire againe and give them 3 or 4 boyls till they are
enough takeing care not to break them in the
boyling then lett them rest a little and take them up
with a scimmer one by one upon a seive when soe done
boyle your syrop till it is enough put your peaches
one by one in your bottle or pots then take as much
Syrop as brandy that is half and half mix it well
together and pour it warm upon the fruite and doe
not stop it till they are quit cold and keep them in
a place neiter hott nor cold by sure that the Liquor
Swims over the fruit and to be of the best french
Brandy.