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eighteen

days,

draw

off

the

liquor

by

de-

grees,

as

wanted.

Wlien

drawn

off,

fill

the

vessel

a

second

time

nearly

to

the

top,

let

it

stand

about

a

month,

and

then

draw

it

off

as

there

is

occasion.

,The

same

cherries

may

be used

a

third

time

by

covering

them

with

overproof

brandy

and

letting

it

infuse

for

six

or

seven

weeks.

When

drawn

off

for

use,

as

much

water

must

be

added

as

the

brandy

was

overproof,

and

the

cherries

must

be

af-

terward

pressed

as

long

as

any

liquor

re-

mains

in

them

before

being

cast

away.

When

drawn

off

the

second

time,

the

liquor

will

be

somewhat

inferior

to

the

first,

when

more

sugar,

with

a

very

little

cinnamon

and

cloves

beaten,

may

be

added.

CHERRY

BRANDY,

NO.

3

To

every

five

gallons

of

brandy

made

by

the

recipe

for

French

brandy

add

one

and

one-half

quarts

of

wild

black

cherries,

stones

and

all

bruised,

one

pound

of

crushed

sugar.

Let

it

stand

for

one

week,

then

draw

or

rack

it

off

as

it

is

wanted

for

use.

2.

Two

gallons

good

whiskey,

one

quart

wild

black

berries,

well

bruised

with

stones

broken,

one

pound

common

almonds,

shelled,

one-tenth

ounce

white

sugar,

one-tenth

ounce

cinnamon,

one-tenth

ounce

cloves,

one-tenth

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