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FRUIT WINES .

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(CH ERRY WI NE WI T H HONEY

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LA RUSSE.)

Into a st ro ng little ca sk, well bound with iron bands, you fi ll

ripe so ur ch erries, so that o nly about two inches room is left ; th e n

pour slowly over the ch erries clean, white, unbo iled honey con–

taining no pa rticles o f wax, a nd fill each empty space between t he

cherries with ho ney. As soon as the upper layer of cherries is

nearly covered by honey, put the cover tightly on the cask, bung

a nd seal well bung-hole a nd lid , o r best cover the entire surface

with pitch t o p revent a ny a ir from e ntering; the n sink the cask

in sand or earth for three months ; during this time the fermen–

tatio n is go ing on; there is g reat danger the cask might burst,

unless it be of very strong material. Afte r three months the

win e is filtered, bottled, a nd is ready for use.