To Dry Green Gooseberries

• green gooseberries without seeds, 2 lbs.
• water, 1 pint
• sugar,

Take the finest green gooseberries, fully grown, and freshly gathered; cut off the buds, split them across the tops half way down, and with the small end of a tea or of an egg spoon, scoop out the seeds. Boil together for fifteen minutes a pound and a half of the finest sugar, and