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Dr. Bacon's Way of making Conserve of Roses.

Take twelve pound of the best Lump or Kitchen-Sugar, boil it with Spring-water, and clarifie it with Whites of Eggs, taking away all the Skum; then boil it to a Syrup, and when it is half boiled, begin to beat your Rose-Leaves, being pick'd, and the white Nails cut off beforehand; put half a pound of them to every pound or Sugar into your Mortar, and beat them well, squeezing into them as you beat them, the Juice of two Limons, which brings out their Colour finely. You must have finish'd beating your Roses by then the Sugar is come by

boiling to a high Syrup (for if you should let them lie still in the Air but a little while, they would grow black, and of ill colour) then with your Ladle put the Roses to the Sugar, and stir them well in it, to incorporate all well and uni∣formly together; let them boil gently, and a thick scum of the Roses will rise, which you must scum off from time to time continually as it rises, and reserve it in a Pot by it self; for it will be good hard Sugar of Roses. and may be about an eighth or ninth part of the whole. Af∣ter it is clear from Scum, and boiled near a quarter of an hour, with the Roses in it, and that you see by a drop upon a plate, that is of a due consistence, take the pan from the fire, and stir all well together, and put it into pots, which leave uncovered ten or twelve days, set∣ting them in the hot Sun all the day long during that time, to give the Roses a fine hard Crust or Candy at the top. If the Sun favour you not, you may use a Stove. After twelve days tie Covers of Paper upon the Pots.

Dr. Bacon useth to make a pleasant Julep of this Conserve of Roses, by putting a good spoonful of it into a large drinking-Glass or Cup, upon which squeeze the Juice of Limon; work these well together with the Back of a Spoon, putting water to it by little and little, till you have filled up the Glass with Spring-wa∣ter; so drink it. He strains it sometimes, and then it is a beautiful and pleasant Liquor.