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MANUFACTURE
OF
WINES.
CORDIALS,
&C.
RED
BEETS
Are
only
used
for
the
red
coloring
matter
that
they
yield,
which
is
obtained
by
slicing
them
and
infusing
in
water, or
fermenting
them
with
the
fermenting
liquid
that
is
desired
of
a
red
color.
Five
pounda
will
color
forty
gallons
of
liquid
a
light
shade
of
pink,
and
ten
pounds
will
give
to
the
same
quantity
a
deep-red
rose
color.
BRAZIL
WOOD.
This
wood
yields
to
water
a
beautiful
red
color,
>vhich
is
used
in
all
classes
of
liquors.
Where
a
red
wpuld
be
desirable,
three
pounds
of the
wood
to
five
gallons
of
water,
and
infuse
for
five
to
ten
days.
BEECH
WOOD.
The
chips
of
this
wood
are
used
in
the
manufacture
of
vinegar,
as
described
in
another
part
of
the
work.
The
advantages
that
this
wood
presents
over
any
other
for
the
purpose
are
owing
to
a
strong
predispo-
Bition,
to
fermentation
that
is
manliest
in
tnis
wood
\yhile
in
coniact
with
any
fermeiitive
matter.