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CHAPTER
II
HOME-MADE \VINES AND BEERS
Though the old- fash ioned wines of our grand–
mothers may sound very t ame afte r such drinks as
" Thunderbolt Cocktails ", ' ' Corpse Revivers ",
"Lightning Smashers" and "1\1a idens' Prayers" ,
they can be excellent if carefully prepared and
kept long enough t o mature, especially the
Black Currant \Vine, which is not unlike the
French Cassis which nea rly every country cottage
in France can produce if asked for.
M alt Ale
Cut up two ounces of whole ginger; put into
an earthenware bowl and pour on it six gallons
of cold wa t er. Then add three and a h alf
gallons of malt and two ounces of hops. Boil
for n ea rly two hours.
Then put five pounds of sugar candy into a
brewing barrel, and strain the liquid over it
into the barrel.
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