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No. 30—MELONS.
- 3 lbs. of melon
- 3 lbs. of sugar
- 1 pt. of water
- 4 cloves
- Some sticks of cinnamon
- ¼ pt. of wine vinegar
- Brandy paper
Preparation: Peel ripe but firm melons, cut them in halves and scoop out the seeds with a silver spoon, then cut into small pieces and weigh. Boil the sugar, water, vinegar, cloves and cinnamon 5 minutes, add the melon and boil until transparent and soft. Now fill them into jars, boil down the syrup and pour it on the fruit hot. Close the jars tightly and treat them as in No. 1.
No. 31—QUINCES.
- 5 lbs. of quinces
- 3 lbs. of sugar
- 10 cloves
- 2 finely chopped lemon rinds
- Several sticks of cinnamon
- Water
Preparation: Pare the quinces, slice them very thin and boil in water. When partly done, take them out and drain on a cloth. Boil the sugar, 2 cups of water, cinnamon, lemon rind and cloves 5 minutes, skim, add the partly boiled quinces and boil until soft. Then put them into jars with the syrup, close the jars tightly and treat as in No. 1.
No. 32—QUINCES IN COGNAC.
- 1 lb. of quinces
- ½ cup of water
- ¾ lb. of sugar
- 3 sticks of cinnamon
- ½ lemon rind cut fine
- 3 cloves
- 1 wineglassful of cognac
Preparation: Pare the quinces, cut them into small pieces and put at once into cold water. When they are all cut up, put them into boiling water and boil until tender. Boil the sugar, water, cloves, cinnamon and lemon rind 1 minute, add the quinces and boil slowly for 5 minutes. Put the quince into jars, boil down the syrup until it gets thick, add the cognac and pour it hot over the fruit. Close the jars tightly and treat them as in No. 1.
No. 33—PUMPKIN.
- 3 lbs. of pumpkin flesh
- 2½ lbs. of sugar
- 1 qt. of vinegar
- 3 qts. of water
- 5 cloves
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 1 piece of ginger
- ½ lemon rind
- Brandy paper
Preparation: Peel the pumpkin, cut in halves, scoop out the seeds and all juicy or thready matter. Cut the flesh into slices ¼ inch thick and put into 1 qt. of cold vinegar mixed with 2½ qts. of cold water. Let it stand 12 hours. Then boil the sugar, ½ qt. of water and the spices tied into a white cloth 1 minute. Add the sliced pumpkin after draining it well,
