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imintu

days,

stirring

it

twice

every

day;

you

must

keep

it

covered

close

all

the

while.

Then

strain

it

oif,

and

put

it

into

a

vessel,

and

about

one-quarter

peck

of

the

tops

of

clary,

when

it

is

in

blossom;

stop

it

close

for

six

weeks,

and

then

bottle

it

off.

In

two

or

three

months

it

is

fit

to

drink.

It

is

apt

to

have

a

great

sediment

at

bottom;

therefore

it

is

best

to

draw

it

off

by

plugs,

or

tap

it

pretty

high.

TO

MAKE

FINE

CLARY

WINE

To

five

gallons

of

water

put

twelve

and

one-half

pounds

of

sugar,

and

the

whites

of

six

eggs

well

beaten.

Set

it

over

the

fire,

and

let

it

boil

gently

near

an

hour;

skim

it

clean

and

put

it

in

a

tub,

and

when

it

is

near

cold,

then

put

into

the

vessel

you

keep

it

in

about

half

a

strike

of

clary

in

the

blossom,

stripped

from

the

stalks,

flowers

and

little

leaves

together,

and

one

pint

of

new

ale-yeast.

Then

put

in

the

liquor,

and

stir

it

two

or

three

times

a

day

for

three

days

;

when

it

has

done

working,

stop

it

up,

and

bottle

it

at

three

or

four

months

old,

if

it

is

clear.

CLOVER

WINE

Three

quarts

blossoms,

four quarts

boiling

water;

let

stand

three

days.

Drain,

and

to

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