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DAISY

WINE

One

quart

of

daisy

heads,

one

quart

of

cold

water.

Let

stand

forty-eight

hours.

Strain

and

add

three-quarters

pound

of

sugar

to

each

quart

of

hquid.

Let

stand

about

two

weeks,

or

till

it

stops

fermenting.

Strain

again

and

bottle.

It

improves

with

keeping.

DANDELION

WINE

Four

quarts

of

dandelions.

Cover

with

four

quarts

of boiling

water

;

let

stand

three

days.

Add

peel

of

three

oranges

and

one

lemon.

Boil

fifteen

minutes;

drain

and

add

juice

of

oranges

and

lemon

to

four

pounds

of

sugar

and

one

cup

of

yeast.

Keep

in

warm

room

and

strain

again

;

let

stand

for

three

weeks.

It

is

then

ready

to

bottle

and

serve.

DAMSON

WINE

Gather

the

fruit

dry,

weigh,

and

bruise

it,

and

to

every

eight

pounds

of

fruit

add

one

gallon

of

water;

boil

the

water,

pour

it

on

the

fruit

scalding

hot.

Let

it

stand

for

two

days;

then

draw

it

off,

put

it

into

a

clean

cask,

and

to

every

gallon

of liquor

add

two

and

one-half

pounds

of

good

sugar.

Fill

the

cask. It

may

be

bottled

off

after

standing

in

the

cask

a

year.

On

bottling

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