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skim

until

worked

clear.

Then

draw

off,

avoiding

the

sediment

at

the

bottom.

Bung

up

or

bottle,

which

is

best

for

all

wines,

let-

ting

the

bottles

He

always

on

the

side,

either

for

wines or

beers.

TO

MAKE

MORELLO

CHERRY

WINE

Let

your

cherries

be

very

ripe,

pick

off

the

stalks,

and

bruise

your

fruit

without

breaking

the

stones.

Put

them

in

an

open

vessel

together;

let

them

stand

twenty-four

hours,

then

press

them,

and

to

every

gallon

put

two

pounds

of

fine

sugar;

then

put

it

up

in

your

cask,

and

when

it

has

done

work-

ing,

stop

it

close.

Let

it

stand

three

or

four

months

and

bottle

it;

it

will

be

fit

to

drink

in

two

months.

MOUNTAIN

WINE

Pick

out

the

big

stalks

of

your

Malaga

raisins;

then

chop

them

very

small,

five

pounds

to

every

gallon

of cold

spring

water.

Let

them

steep

a

fortnight

or

more,

squeeze

out

the

liquor,

and

barrel

it

in

a

vessel

fit

for

it.

First

fume

the

vessel

with

brimstone;

don't

stop

it

up

till

the

hissing

is

over.

MULBERRY

WINE

On

a

dry

day

gather

mulberries,

when

they

are

just

changing from

redness

to

a

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