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WLinm

gallons

of

juice.

It

is

then

left

in

a

quiet

state

for

fifteen

days,

at

the

expiration

of

which

it is

carefully

poured

off

and

left

to

ferment

for

three

months,

when

the

quantity

is

under

fifteen

gallons,

and

five

months

when

double

that

quantity.

It

is

then

bot-

tled

and

soon

becomes

fit

for

drinking.

PEARL

GOOSEBERRY

WINE

Take

as

many

as

you

please of

the

best

gooseberries,

bruise

them,

and

let

them

stand

all

night.

The

next

morning

press

or

squeeze

them

out

and

let

the

liquor

stand

to

settle

seven

or

eight

hours

;

then

pour

off

the

clear

from

the

settling,

and

measure

it

as

you

put

it

into

your

vessel,

adding

to

every

three

pints of

liquor

one

pound

of

double

refined

sugar.

Break

your

sugar

into

fine

lumps,

and

put

it

in

the

vessel

with

a

bit

of

isinglass,

stop

it

up,

and

at

three

months'

end

bottle

it

out,

putting

into

every

bottle

a

lump

of

double

refined

sugar.

This

is

the

fine

gooseberry

wine.

RED

GOOSEBERRY

WINE

Take

five

gallons

cold

soft

water,

five

and

one-half

gallons

red

gooseberries,

and

fer-

ment.

Now

mix

eight

pounds

raw

sugar,

one

pound

beet

root

sliced,

one-half

ounce

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