Magnum Bonum Plums in Brandy

Select those that are free from blemish--make a syrup with half their weight of sugar, and preserve them in the same manner directed for apricots--green gages.

Original Recipe

Select those that are free from blemish--make a syrup with half their weight of sugar, and preserve them in the same manner directed for apricots--green gages. The large amber, and the blue plums, are also excellent, done in the same way.

Ingredients

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  • plums
  • sugar

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Select those that are free from blemish--make a syrup with half their weight of sugar, and preserve them in the same manner directed for apricots--green gages.

  2. 2

    The large amber, and the blue plums, are also excellent, done in the same way.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)