A Book of Fruits and Flowers by Anonymous
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like againe, with some butter, and sugar, and Rose-water, melting
the butter upon some coales, before you put it into the Pye. _To keep Hartichoakes for all the yeare._ The fittest time is about _Michaelmas_, and then according to the proportion of _Hartichoakes_ you will keep, seeth a quantity of water in a pot or pan, seasoning it so with white salt that it may have a reasonable tast, then put a fit quantity of white salt into the water, and boyle them together, and scum them well; then put a good quantity of good _Vineger_ to them, to make the liquor somewhat sharp, and boyle it again, then parboyle your _Hartichoakes_ that you mind to keep, in another liquor, take them out of it, and let them coole, then set your first liquor againe on the fire to boyle, and scumming it throughly, let it coole againe; when it is throughly cold, put it up in some firkin, or large earthen pot, and put in your _Hartichoakes_ to them handsomely, for bruising them; then cover them close from the aire, and so keep them to spend at your pleasure. _To Preserve Hartichoakes_. Heat water scalding hot first, then put in your _Hartichoakes_ and scald them, and take away all the bottomes, and leaves about them, then take _Rose water_ and _Sugar_ and boyle them alone a little while, then put the _Hartichoakes_ therein, and let them boyle on a soft fire till they be tender enough, let them be covered all the time they boyle, then take them out and put them up for |
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