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li^ome

m^^t

miinm

with

a

cork

till it

gathers

to

a

head,

then

open

it,

and

let

it

stand

till

it

has

done

working;

then

put

the

cork

in

again,

and

stop

it

very

close,

and

let

it

stand

in

a

warm

place

two

or

three

months,

and

then

bottle

it.

Make

the

elder

and

damson

juice

into

syrup

in

its

season,

and

keep

it

in

a

cool

cellar

till

you

have

convenience

to

make

the

wine.

TO

MAKE

ELDER

-FLOWER

WATER

Take

two

large

handfuls

of

dried

elder-

flowers,

and

ten

gallons

of

spring-water;

boil

the

water,

and

pour

it

scalding

hot

upon

the

flowers.

The

next

day

put

to

every

gallon

of

water

five

pounds

of

Malaga

rai-

sins,

the

stalks

being

first

picked

off,

but

not

washed;

chop

them

grossly

with

a

chop-

ping-knife,

then

put

them

into

your

boiled

water,

and

stir

the

water,

raisins,

and

flow-

ers

well

together,

and

so

do

twice

a

day

for

twelve

days.

Then

press

out

the

juice

clear,

as

long

as

you

can

get

any

liquor

out.

Then

put

it

in

your

barrel

fit

for

it,

and

stop

it

up

two

or

three

days

till

it

works,

and

in

a

few

days

stop

it

up

close,

and

let

it

stand

two

or

three

months,

till

it is

clear;

then

bottle

it.

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