Marion King Schlefer Recipe Collection, 1793-1826 (inclusive). A/S339, Folder 3, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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To [make?] [mitheg?] [lin?] -- To a Gall of Water, four pounds of strained honey, boil it and scum it -- till no scum arises --- put it in a new Keg. what ever boils away -- add hot water to make the same quantity -- fill the Barrel and cork it tight while it is hot. Put it in the Cellar, let it stand six months before it is opened. ----

Currant Wine 4 1/2 Galls of Juice to 42 lb of Sugar, to a half a Barrel, of ^add Water sufficient to fill it let it stand open several days until there is a white scum Cork it tight. let it stand six months before it is [sweet?].

To a Barrel of Beef 2oz of Salt petre rubbed on the Beef when put down Sugar or Molasses a {quart} if you please, as strong a brine as can be made of Salt, pour'd on when cold.

hams To one ham 1oz Salt petre 1lb of Salt [1?] pint of molasses rub'd on and turn'd every day for 6 weeks.

Tea cakes to bake 3 tea cups of sugar 1/2 tea cup of Butter 3 Eggs 1 tea cup of Cream 1/2 tea spoon full of [poml?] [ash?] [seids?] as much flour as will mix --- get some [seids?] at [Albany?] a [betty?] of oil

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To Make Yeast Take 3 quarts of Malt. handful of hops, put to a pail of water, boil it half away 3 spoons full of [emp?] [tiones?], molasses and a little flour let it stand over night. bottle it and it will keep six months

Quince Cordial Grate the best and fairest Quinces Squeeze the Juice through a coarse linen cloth, to a pint, add 1 Quart of good french brandy, to 9 quarts [thus?] compounded, allow two pounds of Lump or clean brown Sugar: 2 oz Coriander seed. 30 or 40 cloves. half a pound of peach meats. bruise the peach meats and coriander put all together into stone pots or jars let it steep 12 or 14 Days in a warm place, say the oven, strain it through flannel