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Here is another receipt to doe peaches in
Brandy with y^e Skin one, for Fritzwilliams

You must clarifie a sugar loaf of 16 pds
weight, and make of it a light syrop, and
put half of it into an Earthen Pan, y^e other
half into y^r Preserving Pan over y^e Fire; skim it well when it begins to Boyl, put in y^e peaches
one by one in Rows, and turn y^m with a spoon
that y^e may stew equally; and feell when y^e
grow a little soft, y^t y^u may know which are
ready, as y^u find y^m done eough take y^m out
& put y^m to steep in y^e other Syrop; and soe
continue tell y^e are all done, yⁿ take off y^e
Preserving Pan: and get a Spoon with holes
with which y^u must take y^e Peaches one by one
out of y^e Pan, where y^e Steep, and put y^m
into large Bottles, with Brandy over y^m to harden
y^m, yⁿ take y^e Syrop that remains in y^e
preserving Pan, and put it over y^e Fire again
with Some watter to clear it, and when it
begins to Boyl, put fresh Peaches in, and Stew
y^m to y^e value of a hundred Peached; for y^e
same Syrop; when y^e are all done, & in Bottles
take y^e Syrop that it in y^e Earthen Pan, and add to y^e 100 that remain in y^e Preserving Pan
and let it boyl up, as for Prese[...] then take