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H^oine

J«a3fr

Wiim»

seven days,

stirring

it

once

a

day.

Then

strain

it

out

and

put

it

in

a

runlet;

let

it

work

three

or

four

days,

and

stop

it

up.

When

it

has stood

six

or

seven

days,

put

in

a

quart

or

two

of

Malaga

sack,

and

when

it

is fine,

bottle

it.

TEARS

OF

THE

WIDOW

OF

MALA-

BAR

Five

quarts

of

plain

spirit

at

18°,

one-half

ounce

bruised

cloves,

forty-eight

grains

bruised

mace.

Digest

in

a

corked

carboy

for

a

week,

add

burnt

sugar

to

impart

a

slight

color,

filter,

and

add

four

and

one-

half

pounds

white

sugar,

dissolved

in

one-

half

gallon

of

distilled

or

filtered

rain

water.

Some

add

two

or

three

ounces

of

orange-

flower

water.

A

pleasant

liquor.

TOMATO

WINE

Take

ripe,

fresh

tomatoes,

mash

very

fine,

strain

through

a

fine

sieve,

sweeten

with

good

sugar

to

suit

the

taste,

set

it

away

in

an

earthen

or

glass

vessel,

nearly

full,

cover

tight,

with

the

exception

of

a

small

hole

for

the

refuse to

work

off

through

dur-

ing

its

fermentation.

When

it

is

done

fer-

menting,

it

will

become

pure

and

clear.

Then

bottle

and

cork

tight.

A

little

salt

improves

its

flavor;

age

improves

it.

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