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Winter Cordia ls
If
they do n o t burst in a week, the rest can be
la id d.O\\· n and th e \\in c ca n he used a month
lat e r.
Thi s \\·i n e ca n also be made in
:\,fa y;
it ffi ll then
b e ready by Chri stm :1, .
.
Sloe
C111
~ut
into ::i
~ t on L'
jar ::i pint and ::i half of sloes,
a pint of g in.
:l
q
u :i
rtL'r of ::i pou nd of lo::if sug::ir,
an oun ce of binn :dmon ds :i nd :i qu:irt er of a
p ound of har lc\·
su~:n.
Stir t h e
mi:/tur ~
t\\·o or t hr ee t imes a week for
t wo m on t h s, then stra in :i nd l'ottk.
Boil tvventy-six qu:irt s of spring \Y:Jter for
fifte en minu tes, ::ind pour into ::i \\·ooden t ub, _a!1-d
w h en luk e\\·::i rrn :idd t\\·cn ty-six pounds of ra1sms
shr ed an d st on ed, ha lf a bushel of s:ige, and half
a p int of ye :i st.
St ir all well t oget h er and let it st and for a
';ee~,
cover ed up, stirring t ·wice daily, then stram it
ar.d put it into a cask an d leave it to work.
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