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Wines
and
Wine
Making
copper,
with
the
water,
sugar
and
ginger,
bruised;
boil
for
1
hour,
skimming
frequently.
Turn
the
whole
into
a,
large
earthenware
bowl
or
wooden
tub,
allow
the
liquid
to
stand
until
milk-warm,
then
stir
in
the
yeast.
On
the
following
day
put
the
preparation
into
a
clean,
dry
cask,
add
the
lemon
juice,
and
bung
lightly.
Stir
the
wine
every
day
for
a
fortnight,
then
tighten
the
bung.
Let
the
wine
remain
undisturbed
for
3
or
4
months,
when
it
may
be
bottled
for
use.
2.
—
Water,
6
gal.;
loaf
sugar,
14
lb.;
whole
ginger,
bruised,
6
oz.;
Muscatel
or
other
good
raisins,
21b.;
isin-
glass,
J-ij
oz
.
;
lemons,
6
;
brandy,
1
pt.
(if
possible)
.
Remove
the
peel
of
the
lemons
as
thinly
as
possible,
and
boil
it
with
the
water,
sugar
and
ginger
for
half
an
hour.
Mean-
while,
stone
and
halve
the
raisins,
put
them
into
an
earthenware
bowl,
pour
the
liquid
over
them
when
nearly
cold,
add
the
lemon
juice
and
yeast.
Stir
it
every
day
for
a
fortnight,
then
add
the
isinglass,
previously
dissolved
in
a
little
warm
water,
and
drain
into
a
clean,
dry
cask.
Let
the
wine
remain
closely
bunged
for
about
3
months,
then
bottle
for
use.
3.
—
This
is
an
excellent
stomachic,
and
is
very
popular
in
England
as
a
cheap
substitute
for
a
grape
wine:
Sugar,
12
lb.;
water,
3J^
gal.;
ginger,
4
oz.
Boil
them
together
for
half
an
hour;
when
cooled
to 75°
add
the
rinds
of
6
lemons
and
some
good
yeast;
let
it
ferment
for
10
or
14
days,
then
add
1
pt.
of
brandy
(if
convenient)
and
bottle
it
for
use.
4.
—
To
9
gal.
of
water
allow
27
lb.
of
loaf
sugar,
9
lemons,
12
oz.
of
bruised
ginger,
3
tablespoonfuls
of
yeast,
2
lb.
of
raisins,
stoned
and
chopped,
and
1
pt.
of
brandy.
Boil
together
for
1
hour
in
a
copper
(let
it
previously
be
well
scoured
and
beautifully
clean)
the
water,
sugar,
lemon
rinds
and
bruised
ginger.
Remove
every
particle
of
scum
as
it
rises,
and
when
the
liquor
is
sufficiently
boiled
put
it
into
a
large
tub
or
pan,
as
it
must
not
remain
in
the
copper.
When
nearly
cold,
add
the
yeast,
which
must
be
thick
and
very
fresh,
and
the
next
day
put
all
in
a
dry
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