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Penelope Pemberton cookbook, Dec. 19, 1716

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To pickle Srimpse Take 15 Quarts of unfhuld Srimps Shell as many of them as will be 4 Quarts when Shelld then take the rest of your Srimps & bruse ym Shells & all together then put to the brused Srimps 3 Quarts of water & Sett Licker be prity Strong then put ym into a hare Sive & when all the Licker is run from them take the licker & Strane it throw a duble Cloth then have ready 1 ounce of nutmegse Slist 1 ounce of mace an ounce & half of white peper & a rase of ginger Slift put these into a little of the licker & boyle ym very well then Sett it by then take the rest of the licker & put to it 2 quarts of good white wine vinegar & a good deal of Salt then put in your Srimps & Sett ym over the fire & let them boyle a quarter of an hour then put them into a hare Sive & when the licker is all run from them take the licker & Stran it throw a Duble Cloth & then it will be gritty Clean then greet into it yr Srimpes & the licker with the Spices & lett ym boyle for about half a quarter of an hour then put them into bottles Mrs Milnes
 
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