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the flowing BOWL
sent, and Amber colour. Sacke, if it be Seres
(Xerez ?), which it should be, you shall know it
by the marke of a corke burned on one side of
the bung, and they be ever full gadge, and so are
no other Sackes j and the longer they lye the
better they be."
Mmkadhie
was, apparently, made from bastard and malmsey,
with the addition of ginger and new milk (with
the cream removed).
Here is a potion bearing the harmless, Band-
of-Hopish name of
Lemon Wine^
which would not, however, be tolerated at a
Salvation Army banquet. The first part of the
recipe will be familiar to many of my young
friends.
Take six large lemons, pare off the rind, and cut
the lemons and squeeze out the juice, and in the
juice steep the rind, and put it to a quart of brandy
—so far, brother, the court is with you—and let it
stand in an earthen pot close stop't three days, and
then squeeze six more, and mix with two quarts of
spring-water, and as much sugar as will sweeten the
whole, and boil the water and lemons and sugar
together, and let it stand till 'tis cool. Then add
a quart of white wine and the other lemon and
brandy, and mix them together, and run it through
a flannel bag into some vessel. Let it stand three
months and bottle it off.
Cork your bottles very
well, and keep it cool; it will be fit to drink in a
month or six weeks.