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WLintu

a

day.

You

may

boil

the

water

an hour

before

you

put

it

to

the

raisins,

and

let

it

stand

to

cool.

At

ten

days'

end

strain

out

your

liquor,

and

put

a

httle

yeast

to

it

and

at three

days'

end

put

it

in

the

vessel,

with

one

sprig

of

dried

wormwood.

Let

it

be

close

stopped,

and

at

three

months'

end

bottle

it

off.

TO

MAKE

PARSNIP

WINE

To

six

pounds

of

parsnips,

cut

in

slices,

add

two

gallons

of

water

;

boil

them

till

they

become

quite

soft.

Squeeze

the

water

out

of

them,

run

it

through

a

sieve,

and

add

to

every

gallon

three

pounds

of

loaf

sugar.

Boil

the

whole

three-quarters

of

an

hour,

and

when

it is

nearly

cold,

add

a

little

yeast.

Let

it

stand

ten

days

in

a

tub,

stirring

it

every

day

from

the

bottom,

then

put

it

in

a

cask

for

twelve

months;

as

it

works

over,

fill

it

up

every

day.

PARSNIP

WINE,

NO.

2

Take

one

pound

of

parsnips

cleaned

and

sliced.

When

the

water

boils,

put

in

the

parsnips,

and

boil

till

they

are

perfectly

ten-

der; drain

through

a

sieve

or colander

with-

out

pressing.

Immediately

return

it

to

the

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