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pound

honey,

one-third

ounce

white

tartar

in

fine

powder,

ten

or

fourteen

peaches.

Fer-

ment;

then

add

six

quarts

of

brandy.

The

first

division

is

to

be

put

into

a

vat,

and

the

day

after,

before

the

peaches

are

put

in,

take

the

stones

from

them,

break

these

and

the

kernels,

then

put

them

and

the

pulp

into

a

vat

and

proceed

with

the

general

process.

PERRY

OR

PEAR

CIDER

Make

this

according

to

directions

for

apple

cider.

Among

the

caricatures

of

the

day

(just

after

Perry's

victory

on

Lake

Erie,

1813)

was

one

representing

John

Bull,

in

the

person

of the

King,

seated,

with

his

hand

pressed

upon

his

stomach,

indicating pain,

which

the

fresh

juice

of

the

pear,

called

perry,

will

produce.

This

caricature

is

en-

titled

"

Queen

Charlotte

and

Johnny

Bull

got

their

dose

of

Perry."

PINEAPPLE

RUM

To

three

gallons

rum,

made

by

the

fruit

method,

add

two

pineapples

sliced,

and

one-

half

pound

white

sugar.

Let

it

stand

two

weeks

before

drawing

off.

PLUM

WINE

Take

five

pounds

of

Malaga

raisins,

pick,

rub,

and

shred

them,

and

put

them

into

a

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