Transcribed from handwritten notes in Cookbook of Lizzie S. Scott, 1887, from the Berks County History Center archives. Modifications have been noted with brackets.
Author:Lizzie S. Scott
Ingredients
Scale
7 lbs fruit [peaches]
3 lbs sugar
[6-7 sticks] cinnamon
[9 whole] cloves
[1 cup] vinegar [such as white wine vinegar]
Instructions
To seven lbs of fruit [add] 3 lbs of sugar. Melt [dissolve] with half pint of water, let your fruit come to a boil. Add cinnamon, cloves and tea cup of vinegar [1 cup].
[Let cool, add to a jar and refrigerate. Serve with hot ham or turkey.]