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270

FRUIT

WINES.

another

clean

barrel;

clear

the

fluid

with

two-thirds

of

an

ounce

of

pale,

sweet

glue

and add

one

quart

of

fine

brandy

to

the

wine;

bung

well

and

let

it

lie

for

a year

in

a

cool

cellar;

bottle

and

seal,

and

let

the

bottles

lie

for

another

year.

516.

Sloe

tlltnt.

Fresh,

ripe

sloes

are

put

in

a

tub,

for

each

quart

of

sloes

one

quart

of

water;

boil

the

water

and

pour

it

boiling

overthe

sloes;

let

that

stand

five

days;

stir

daily.

Add

to

each

quart

of

fluid

one

pound

of

loaf-sugar;

dissolve

by

continually

stirring;

fill

all

in

a

cask,

add

one

pint

of

brandy

to

each

six

quarts

of

fluid;

let

it

lie

in

the

cask

for

a

year,

at

least,

before

bottling;

let

the

bottles

lie

for

another

year,

when

the

wine

will

have

the

gout

of

port

wine.

517.

Qpiccb

tUtne.

Wash

one-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

cloves,

as

much

ginger,

twice

as

much

cinnamon

and

nutmeg;

pour

over

it

ten

or

twelve

quarts

of

Madeira

and

let

it

stand

for

a

few

days

in

moderate

warmth;

strain

it

through

blotting-paper

and

drink

it

in

very

small

doses.

518.

Straroborrg

tUine.

Pour

over

twelve

quarts

of

strawberries

twelve

quarts

of

cold

water

and

let

stand

twenty-four

hours.

Strain,

add

eight

pounds

of

sugar,

eight

quarts

of

apple

cider,

the

thin

peel

of

a

lemon

and

one

ounce

of

cremor

tartari;

fill

all

in

a

barrel;

it

must

oc-

cupy

not

more

than

three-fourths

of

the

barrel's

volume

;

bung,

and

bore

a

hole

beside

the

bung

with

a

gimlet;

let

the

barrel

stand

four

weeks

on

a

temperate

place.

Then

add

three

pounds

of

sugar,

shake

the

barrel

well

and

bung

again.

After

six

to

eight

weeks

decant,

add

one

quart

of

cognac,

fill

back

the

wine

into

the

cleaned

barrel,

place

it

two

months

in

the

cellar;

after

this

time

decant

into

a

smaller

cask,

which

must

be

filled

entirely;

bung

well

;

bottle

after

three

years

and

use.