256. _To make a Caudle for a sick body both pleasant and comfortable._
Take a quart of white Wine, and boil it a while with a Blade of large
Mace, and a little whole Cinamon, then take four Ounces of sweet Almonds
blanched and beaten with a little Rosewater, then strain your Almonds
with the Wine, and set it over the fire again, and when it is scalding
hot, put in the Yolks of four Eggs, and as much Sugar as you think fit.
257. _How to cover all kinds of Seeds, or little pieces of Spices, or
Orange or Limon Pill, with Sugar for Comfits._
First of all you mast have a deep bottomed Basin of Brass or Latin, with
two ears of Iron to hang it with two Cords over some hot Coals.
You must also have a broad Pan to put Ashes in, and hot Coals upon them.
You must have a Brass Ladle to let run the Sugar upon the Seeds.
You must have a Slice of Brass to scrape away the Sugar from the sides
of the hanging Basin if need be.
Having all these things in readiness, do as followeth;
Take fine white Sugar beaten, and let your Seeds and Spice be dry, then
dry them again in your hanging Basin:
Take to every two pounds of Sugar one quarter of a pound of Spices or
Seeds, or such like.
If it be Aniseeds, two pounds of Sugar to half a pound of Aniseeds, will
be enough.
Melt your Sugar in this manner, put in three Pounds of Sugar into the
Basin, and one Pint of Water, stir it well till it be wet, then melt it
very well and boil it very softly until it will stream from the Ladle
like Turpentine, and not drop, then let it seeth no more, but keep it
upon warm Embers, that it may run from the Ladle upon the seeds.
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