1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

GENERAL FORMULA

FOR

Currant, Cherry, Elder, Strawberry, Raspberry, Mulberry,

Blackberry, Grape, Whortleberry,

OR OTHER FRUIT.

The berries must be ripe. Measure them,

and to every quart of fruit allow a quart of

clear soft water. Boil the water. Put the

fruit into a clean tub, and mash it with a

wooden masher. When the water has boiled,

pour it on the fruit, and let it stand till next

morning in a cool place, agitating the n1ass

occasionally. Then press out all of the juice;

measure it, and to every quart of liquid allow

half a pound of sugar. Put the sugar into a

cask, and strain the liquid upon it through a

linen bag. Agitate the liquor until the sugar

is dissolved. Let the cask remain open until

the liquor has done working. Then add half

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