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Beverages
—
A
Icoholic
in cold
water
and
thinned
with
wine.
Red
wines
are
gen-
erally
fined
with
the
whites
of
eggs
in
the
proportion
of
15
to
20
to
the
pipe.
Sometimes,
but
rarely,
hartshorn
shavings
or
pale
sweet
glue
is
substituted
for
isinglass.
2.
—
Isinglass
(gelatine).
1
lb.;
stale
beer,
cider
or
vine-
gar,
3
or
4
pt.
Mix
and
macerate
until
the
former
be-
comes
gelatinous,
then
reduce
it
to
a
proper
consistency
with
weak,
mild
beer,
cider
or
any
other
liquid
that
the
finings
are
intended
for.
A
pint
or
more
is
the
usual
dose
for
a
barrel
of
beer
or
porter
and
a
quart
for
a
hogs-
head
of
wine.
3.
—
Red
Wines.
—
The
operation
is
carried
on
in
the
same
manner.
To
lighten
up
a
wine
add
6
eggs
and
a
handful
of
salt,
use the
whites,
yolks
and
shells.
4.
—
White
Wines.
—
To
fine
30
gal.
white
wine
the whites
of
3
eggs
will
be
required
with
the
addition
of
J£
an
egg
shell
reduced
to
powder and
a
tablespoonful
of
salt.
Beat
up
all
together
with
a
little
of
the
wine
and
then
pour
gradually
into
the
wine,
stirring
constantly.
Flatness.
—
This
is
removed
by
the
addition
of
a
little
new
brisk
wine
of
the
same
kind
or
by
sousing
in
2
or
3
lb.
of
honey,
or
by
adding
5
or
6
lb.
of
bruised sultana
raisins
and
3
or
4
qt.
of
good
brandy
per
hogshead.
By
this
treatment
the
wine
will
usually
be
recovered
in
about
a
fortnight,
except
in
very
cold
weather.
The
process
may
be
expedited
if
a
tablespoonful
or
two
of
yeast
be
added
and
the
cask
removed
to
a
warmer
situation.
To
Lay
Down
Wine.
—
Having
carefully
counted
the
bottles,
they
are
stored
away
in
their
respective
bins,
a
layer
of
sand
or
sawdust
being
placed
under
the
first
tier
and
another
over
it;
a
second
tier
is
laid
over
this,
pro-
tected
by
a
lath,
the
head
of
the
second
being
laid
to
the
bottom
of
the
first.
Over
this
another
bed
of
sawdust
is
laid,
not
too
thick,
then
another
lath,
and
so
on
till
the
bin
is
filled.
Wine
so
laid
in
will
be
ready
for
use
according
to
its
quality
and
age.
Port
wine,
old
in
the
wood,
will
be
ready
to
drink
in
5
or
6
months,
but
if
it is
a
fruity
wine
it
will
improve
every
year.
Sherry,
if
of
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