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I^oine

il»^5e

Wiintu

rower

vessel

resembling

a churn,

where

the

agitation

must

be

repeated

as

before.

In

this

state

it

is

called

koumiss.

The

taste

should

be

a

pleasant

mixture

of

sweet

and

sour.

It

should

always

be

well

shaken

before

used.

KOUMISS

Heat

four

cups

milk;

cool;

when

luke-

warm,

add

one-fourth

yeast

cake

dissolved

in

one-fourth

cup

lukewarm

water,

and

two

tablespoons

sugar.

Pour

into

bottles

with

patent

stoppers,

fill

two-thirds

full,

cork

tightly.

Shake;

let

stand

in

kitchen

six

hours,

then

on

ice

for

twenty-four

hours;

serve

ice

cold.

TO

MAKE

LEMON

WINE

Take

six

large

lemons,

pare

off

the

rind,

and

squeeze

out

the

juice;

steep

the

rind

in

the

juice,

and

put

to

it

one

quart

of

brandy.

Let

it

stand

in

an

earthen

pot

close

stopped

three

days,

then

squeeze

six

more,

and mix

with

two

quarts

of

water,

and

as

much

sugar

as

will

sweeten

the

whole.

Boil

the

water,

lemons,

and

sugar

together,

letting

it

stand

till

it

is

cool;

then

add

one

quart

of

white

vvine,

and

the

other

lemon

and

brandy,

and

mix

them

together,

and

run

it

through

a

flannel

bag

into

some

vessel.

Let

it

stand

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