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Wiintu

three

months

and

bottle

it

off;

cork

your

bottles

very

well,

and

keep

it

cool.

It

will

be

fit

to

drink

in

a

month

or

six

weeks.

LEMON

WINE,

NO.

2

Four

pounds

sugar,

one

pound

raisins

(bruised),

two

gallons

water.

Boil,

then

add

one

gallon

cider.

Ferment,

and add

one

quart

of

spirits,

three-quarters

ounce

white

tartar,

a

few

drops

essence

of

lemon.

Ob-

serve

to

shake

the

essence,

with

a

little

of

the

spirit,

until

it

becomes

milky,

before

add-

ing

it

to

the

wine.

MADEIRA

WINE

To

five

gallons

prepared

cider,

add

one-

half

ounce

tartaric

acid,

one-half

pint

spir-

its,

one-half

pound

loaf

sugar.

Let

it

stand

ten

days,

draw

it

off

carefully,

fine

it

down,

and

again

rack

it

into

another

cask.

MALT

WINE,

OR

ENGLISH

SHERRY

Take

twelve

pounds

of

good

moist

sugar,

two

gallons

of

water.

Boil

them

together

two

hours,

skimming

carefully.

When

the

scum

is

all

removed,

and

the

liquor

looks

clear,

add

one-half

ounce

of

hops,

which

should

boil

one-quarter

hour

or

twenty

min-

utes.

When

the

liquor

is

quite

cold,

add

to

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