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I^ome

JWaJre

Wiimn

pounds

of

fine

sugar'.

Stir

it

together

till

it

is

dissolved;

then

put

it

into

your

cask,

and

when

it

has

done

working

stop

it

close.

Let

it

stand

till

March

before

you

bottle

it.

You may

keep

it

two

or three

years;

it

will

be

the

better.

QUINCE

WINE,

NO.

2

Twelve

sliced

quinces.

Boil

for

quarter

of

an hour

in

one

gallon

water;

then

add

two

pounds

lump

sugar.

Ferment,

and

add

one

gallon

lemon

wine,

one

pint

spirit.

RAISIN

WINE

There

are

various

modes

of

preparing

this

wine,

which

is,

perhaps,

when

well

made,

the

best

of

English

wines.

The

fol-

lowing

recipes

are

considered

good

For

raisin

wine

without

sugar,

put

to

every

gallon

of

soft

water

eight

pounds

of

fresh

Smyrna

or

Malaga

raisins;

let

them

steep

one

month,

stirring

every

day.

Then

drain

the

liquor

and

put

it

into

the

cask,

filling

it

up

as

it

works

over;

this

it

will

do

for

two

months.

When

the

hissing

has

in

a

great

measure

subsided,

add

brandy

and

honey,

and

paper

as

in

the

former

arti-

cles.

This

wine

should

remain

three

years

untouched

;

it

may

then

be

drank

from

the

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