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quantity

be

made,

it

must

remain

longer

in

cask.

It

may

be

colored

pink

by

putting

in

a

quart

of

raspberry

juice.

It

will

keep

for

many

years.

BURGUNDY

CHAMPAGNE

Fourteen

pounds

loaf

sugar,

twelve

pounds

brown

sugar

(pale),

ten

gallons

warm

water,

one

ounce

white

tartar.

Mix,

and

at

a

proper

temperature

add

one

pint

yeast.

Afterwards,

add

one

gallon

sweet

cider,

two

or

three

bitter

almonds

(bruised),

one

quart

pale

spirit,

one-eighth

ounce

orris

powder.

CHAMPAGNE

CIDER

Champagne

cider

is

made

as

follows:

To

five

gallons

of

good

cider

put

three pints

of

strained

honey,

or

one

and

one-eighth

pounds

of

good

white

sugar.

Stir

well

and

set

it

aside

for

a

week.

Clarify

the

cider

with

one-half

gill

of

skimmed

milk,

or

one

teaspoonful

of

dissolved

isinglass,

and

add

one

and

one-half

pints

of

pure

spirits.

After

two

or

three

days

bottle

the

clear

cider,

and

it

will

become

sparkling.

In

order

to

pro-

duce

a

slow

fermentation,

the

casks

contain-

ing

the

fermenting

liquor

must

be

bunged

up

tight.

It

is

a

great

object

to retain

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