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Winter Cordials
Another Elderberry Wine
Boil ten quarts of elderberri es in wa t er till
soft, then strain and add fi ft een pounds of sugar,
the whites of two eggs, an ounce of ginge r, and
a few cloves and allspice, and boil all t oge t her fo r
thirty minutes.
When cold add half a pint of yeast, and leave
it to stand for t wenty-four hours. Skim it
put into a cask, and when fermentation ceases add
raisins cut up, and if liked a quart of brandy fo r
every gallon of wine.
Bung up tight, and bottle in April.
Ginger Wine, with Oranges and Lemons
Boil
twenty-eight pounds of sugar in seven
gallons of water, and when it boils remove the
scum and add fourt een ounces of bruised and
unbleached ginger, and the thin rind of fourt een
Seville oranges and thirteen lemons, and boil
together for thirty minutes.
Chop in half two pounds of raisins, and put into
a clean cask, pour some of the boiling liquor over
them and leave the rest t o cool.
Cut the fruit in slices, put them in a muslin bag,
and when nearly cold put the rest of the liquor in
the cask. Stir it up, and put in a muslin bag
containing the fruit ; the bung hole must be big
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