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the rind of one lemon, boil them slowly over the fire for 20 minutes, pour into a bason when cold take off the scum very clean & bottle it for use - 
Mock Ice Mrs. Campbell
3/4 of an ounc of Isinglass dissolved in one Gill hot water run it through a peice of Muslin & the next day set the cup in hot water to dissolve the Isinglass, put it in a bowl with as much rasperry Jam or jelly well as will make it sweet, add a pint of cream whisk up for 20 minutes then put it into a mould that has been rubbed with butter or in glasses -
To Make an excellent sweet Jar
Cinnamon cloves, Allspice, Mace orrie root. gum Benzoin, storix, Musk, Roses, Lavender, Essence of Lavender Essence of Ambergnice of sandle wood shavings, cedar shavings, carnations, cloves, and every other sweet flowers, the flower should be picked clean from the stalks and spread in layers on a dish, as soon as they are gathered to be sprinkled well with common salt, and spices stir them well together at least every well twelve hours, till the ingredients are well dried - N. B. I always put the salt over the leaves & I find they do not dry, & mix the seasonings with the flowers it is the salt which keeps them moist, the Rose leaves shold be just gathered and all the flowers It should be Bay Salt not common Salt.

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the rind of one lemon, boil them slowly over the fire for 20 minutes, pour into a bason when cold take off the scum very clean & bottle it for use - Mock Ice Mrs. Campbell 3/4 of an ounc of Isinglass dissolved in one Gill hot water run it through a peice of Muslin & the next day set the cup in hot water to dissolve the Isinglass, put it in a bowl with as much rasperry Jam or jelly well as will make it sweet, add a pint of cream whisk up for 20 minutes then put it into a mould that has been rubbed with butter or in glasses - To Make an excellent sweet Jar Cinnamon cloves, Allspice, Mace orrie root. gum Benzoin, storix, Musk, Roses, Lavender, Essence of Lavender Essence of Ambergnice of sandle wood shavings, cedar shavings, carnations, cloves, and every other sweet flowers, the flower should be picked clean from the stalks and spread in layers on a dish, as soon as they are gathered to be sprinkled well with common salt, and spices stir them well together at least every well twelve hours, till the ingredients are well dried - N. B. I always put the salt over the leaves & I find they do not dry, & mix the seasonings with the flowers it is the salt which keeps them moist, the Rose leaves shold be just gathered and all the flowers It should be Bay Salt not common Salt.