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W^inm

and

one

quart

of

fair

water.

Bruise

the

ber-

ries,

and

steep

them

twenty-four hours

in

the

water,

stirring

them

often

;

then

press

the

hquor

from

them,

and

put

your

sugar

to

the

Hquor.

Then

put

in

a

vessel

fit

for

it,

and

when

it

is

done

working

stop

it

up,

and

let

it

stand

a

month;

then

rack

it

off

into

another

vessel,

and

let

it

stand

five

or

six

weeks

longer.

Then

bottle

it

out,

put-

ting

a

small

lump

of

sugar

into

every

bottle

cork

your

bottles

well,

and

three

months'

end

it

will

be

fit

to

drink.

In

the

same

manner

is

currant

and

raspberry

wine

made;

but

cherry

wine

differs,

for

the

cherries

are

not

to

be

bruised,

but

stoned,

and

put

the

sugar

and

water

together,

and

give

it

a

boil

and

a

skim,

and

then

put

in

your

fruit,

letting

it

stew

with

a

gentle

fire

a

quarter

of

an

hour,

and

then

let

it

run

through

a

sieve

without

pressing,

and

when

it

is

cold

put

it

in

a

vessel,

and

order

it

as

your

goose-

berry

or

currant

wine.

The

only

cherries

for

wine

are

the

great

bearers,

Murray

cherries,

Morelloes,

Black

Flanders,

or

the

John

Treduskin

cherries.

GOOSEBERRY

WINE,

NO.

2

Pick

and

bruise

the

gooseberries,

and

to

every

pound

of

berries

put

one

quart

of

cold

spring

water,

and

let

it

stand

three

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