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Wilnm

and

fill

it

up

for

a

fortnight

either

with

wine

or

with

good

new

beer;

then

dissolve

one

ounce

of

isinglass

in

a

little

of

the

wine,

and

return

it

to

the

rest

to

fine

it.

A

few

days

afterward

bung

it

close.

This

wine

will

be

in

full

perfection

in

six

months.

It

may

be

bottled,

but

is

apt

to

fly

;

and

if

made

exactly

by

the

above

direc-

tions,

and

drawn

from

the

cask,

it

will

sparkle

like

champagne.

TO

MAKE

GOOSEBERRY

WINE

Boil

four

gallons

of

water,

and

one-half

pound

of

sugar

an

hour,

skim

it

well,

and

let

it

stand

till

it

is

cold.

Then

to

every

quart

of

that

water,

allow

one

and

one-half

pounds

of

gooseberries,

first

beaten

or

bruised

very

well;

let

it

stand

twenty-four

hours.

Then

strain

it

out,

and

to

every

gal-

lon

of

this

hquor

put

three

pounds

of

sugar

let

it

stand

in

the

vat

twelve

hours.

Then

take

the

thick

scum

off,

and

put

the

clear

into

a

vessel

fit

for

it,

and

let

it

stand

a

month;

then

draw

it

off,

and

rinse

the

vessel

with

some

of

the

liquor.

Put

it

in

again,

and

let

it

stand

four

months,

and

bottle

it.

GOOSEBERRY

WINE

Take

to

every

four

pounds

of

gooseber-

ries

one

and

one-quarter

pounds

of

sugar,

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