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Home-made Beverages.
Greengage Vinegar,
See recipe for Apricot Vinegar.
Greengage Water.
See recipe for Cherry Water.
Greengage Whisky.
See recipe for Cherry Whishy.
Greengage Wine.
See recipe for Peach Wine.
Gruel.
Mix an ounce of fine oatmeal smoothly with
a little cold water, then add a pint of boiling
water or milk, return to the pan and stir until
it boils. Simmer gently for 20 minutes, then
serve with sugar and cream or milk.
Hautboy Liqueur.
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Slice 4 lb. of Hautboy strawberries, and put
them into a jar with two vanilla beans, one
and a half lb. of crushed sugar candy, the
thinly pared rind of a lemon and two quarts of
pure white spirit. Suspend a fresh magnolia
flower in the jar from the cork, taking care that
it does not touch the contents, and leave it for
four days, then take it out, cork the jar again
quickly, infuse for a month longer, then filter
and bottle.
Honey Noycau.
Blanch and pound 4 02. bitter almonds and
2 02. sweet almonds, and put them into a jar
with 2 lb. of cane loaf sugar, 2 quarts of good
unsweetened gin, the thinly pared rind and
strained juice of three lemons, and a pint of
cold milk previously boiled with 2 oz. of fine
honey. Cover the jar, and infuse for ten days,
shaking it daily, then strain through filtering
paper till clear, and store in airtight bottles.
Hop Beer.
Boil 10 02. of hops and 8 gallons of water
together for three-quarters of an hour, add 5
pounds of brown cane sugar, and when dissolved
strain into a tub. When lukewarm add half a
pint of yeast and leave for 48 hours to ferment,
then skim, and draw off the liquid into bottles.
Cork securely and leave for a few days before
drinking.