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To pickle Lemons
Take twelve Lemons scrape them with a piece of glass (or a Nut Meg grater) cut them across in four quarters downwards, but not quite through, then put in as much Salt as they will hold rub them well, and strew them with Salt, let them lay in an Earthen dish, turn every Day for a Week, then slice an ounce of Ginger very fine, lay it in the Salt three Days, twelve Cloves of Garlick, parboil and Salt it, a large handful of White Mustard Seed, bruise it and strain it through a Sieve, some Indian Pepper, squeeze your Lemons gently, and put them into a Jarr with the Spices, and cover them with the best White Wine Vinegar
To dry Gooseberries 
Take red Gooseberries of any sort, pick them, and to five pounds of Gooseberries put one pound of common coarse Sugar, as much Water as will melt the Sugar, boil them but not too much, when you think them enough, drain the Syrup from them and lay them upon Paper to dry in the Sun, or the Fire, but the Sun is the best.

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To pickle Lemons Take twelve Lemons scrape them with a piece of glass (or a Nut Meg grater) cut them across in four quarters downwards, but not quite through, then put in as much Salt as they will hold rub them well, and strew them with Salt, let them lay in an Earthen dish, turn every Day for a Week, then slice an ounce of Ginger very fine, lay it in the Salt three Days, twelve Cloves of Garlick, parboil and Salt it, a large handful of White Mustard Seed, bruise it and strain it through a Sieve, some Indian Pepper, squeeze your Lemons gently, and put them into a Jarr with the Spices, and cover them with the best White Wine Vinegar To dry Gooseberries Take red Gooseberries of any sort, pick them, and to five pounds of Gooseberries put one pound of common coarse Sugar, as much Water as will melt the Sugar, boil them but not too much, when you think them enough, drain the Syrup from them and lay them upon Paper to dry in the Sun, or the Fire, but the Sun is the best.