Ingredients
- three pints of washed cranberries in a granite sauce pan
- three cups of sugar
- a tablespoonful of sugar to every cup of prunes
- three gills of water
Directions
Wash very carefully, soak in cold water for two hours. If they seem soft and fresh, do not soak them. Put in porcelain kettle with boiling water to cover. Boil until tender, then add a tablespoonful of sugar to every cup of prunes. Boil ten minutes longer. Lemon juice may be added.
CRANBERRY SAUCE AND JELLY (Mrs. Lincoln).
Put three pints of washed cranberries in a granite sauce pan. On top of them put three cups of sugar and three gills of water. After they begin to boil, cook them ten minutes, closely covered and do not stir them. To make the jelly, add equal quantities of sugar and cranberries.