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that your sugar may go down to the bottom; they must be very sweet; let
them stand two or three days, and then put in a little more vinegar; so
tie them up for use.

386. _To pickle_ CUCUMBERS _sliced_.

Pare thirty large cucumbers, slice them into a pewter dish, take six
onions, slice and strow on them some salt, so cover them and let them
stand to drain twenty four hours; make your pickle of white wine
vinegar, nutmeg, pepper, cloves and mace, boil the spices in the
pickle, drain the liquor clean from the cucumbers, put them into a deep
pot, pour the liquor upon them boiling hot, and cover them very close;
when they are cold drain the liquor from them, give it another boil,
and when it is cold pour it on them again; so keep them for use.

387. _To make_ CUPID HEDGE-HOG'S.

Take a quarter of a pound of jordan almonds, and half a pound of loaf
sugar, put it into a pan with as much water as will just wet it, let it
boil whilst it be so thick as will stick to your almonds, then put in
your almonds and let them boil in it; have ready a quarter of a pound
of small coloured comfits; take your almonds out of the syrrup one by
one, and turn them round whilst they covered over, so lie them on a
pewter dish as you do them, and set them before the fire, whilst you
have done them all.

They are pretty to put in glasses, or to set in a desert.

388. _To make_ ALMOND HEDGE-HOGS.

Take half a pound of the best almonds, and blanch them, beat them with
two or three spoonfuls of rose-water in a marble-mortar very small,
then take six eggs, (leave out two of the whites) beat your eggs very
well, take half a pound of loaf sugar beaten, and four ounces of
clarified butter, mix them all well together, put them into a pan, set
them over the fire, and keep it stirring whilst it be stiff, then put
it into a china-dish, and when it is cold put it up into the shape of
an hedge hog, put currans for eyes, and a bit of candid orange for
tongue; you may leave out part of the almonds unbeaten; take them and
split them in two, then cut them in long bits to stick into your hedge
hog all over, then rake two pints of cream custard to pour over your
hedge hog, according to the bigness of your dish; lie round your dish
edge slices of candid or preserved orange, which you have, so serve it
up.

389. _To pot_ SALMON _to keep half a Year_.

Take a side of fresh salmon, take out the bone, cut off the head and
scald it; you must not wash i