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verie leasurerlie keeping them downe in
the Sirrop wi^th the backe of a Silver
Spoone & as the Stonnes of the damsons
doth rise upon the top of your Sirop take
it as clene of from you^r Sirop as you
can wi^th your Spoone & let you^r damsons
boile till they be verie tender, then set
them to coole & the nexte day poure the
Sirop from you^r damsons & boile it againe
to a manus Christie height & then put
it to your damsons againe & so keepe
them for you^r use

A Receipte to make paste of Goosberies

Take a pynt of gooseberies & boile them
in a ^uqte of faire water till they be tende^r
then streyne the licour from them throughe
a Cloth & streyne you^r Gooseberies
throughe a syve then clarifie a li of
Suger & boile it to a Casting heighte
& put a li of goostberries into it & keepe
it stirring over the fyre till it come
clene from the bottome of you^r pan
then laie it upon plates & dry it

A Receipte to make paste of pipins

Take your pipins & cut them in half
& boile them verie tender then streyne the
water from them throughe a Cloth then
Clarifie a li of Suger & boile it to a Casting heighte & put you^r li of pipins
into it & keepe it stirringe over the fyre