To Clarify Syrup for Jellies

Ingredients

• To every quart of water
• 2 lb loaf sugar
• the white of 1 egg

Instructions

1. Put the sugar and water into a stewpan;
2. set it on the fire, and, when the sugar is dissolved, add the white of the egg, whipped up with a little water.
3. Whisk the whole well together, and simmer very gently until it has thrown up all the scum.
4. Take this off as it rises, strain the syrup through a fine sieve or cloth into a basin, and keep it for use.