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Julie M. Clagett cookbook, 1908-1914
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Wines &c. 75 Black berry cordial 2 qts blk berry juice, 1 pt brandy, 1 lb loaf sugar, 1 oz cloves, 1 of nutmeg, 1 of allspice, 1 of cinnamon. Cherry wine Take rather more morella than black cherries, [m?]. & squeeze the juice well out. Put 1 gal water to 2 of juice, & 3 lbs sugar to each gal of the mixture, & 1 pt [rum?] to 5 galls. Leave it open for a few days then stop closely. Put it in a cool dry place, let it remain until [set?] & then [sack?] off. Domestic ginger beer Put 2 gals cold water in a pot on the fire. Add to it, 2 oz good ginger, & 2lbs white or brown sugar, let all this come to a boil, & continue for 1/2 hour. Then skim the liquor, & pour it into a jar, or but, along with one sliced lemon, & 1/2 oz cream of tartar. When nearly cold, pour in a teacupful of good yeast to cause the liquor to work. The beer is now made, & after it has worked for 2 days, strain it, & bottle it. Tie down the corks lightly.
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Wines &c. 75 Black berry cordial 2 qts blk berry juice, 1 pt brandy, 1 lb loaf sugar, 1 oz cloves, 1 of nutmeg, 1 of allspice, 1 of cinnamon. Cherry wine Take rather more morella than black cherries, [m?]. & squeeze the juice well out. Put 1 gal water to 2 of juice, & 3 lbs sugar to each gal of the mixture, & 1 pt [rum?] to 5 galls. Leave it open for a few days then stop closely. Put it in a cool dry place, let it remain until [set?] & then [sack?] off. Domestic ginger beer Put 2 gals cold water in a pot on the fire. Add to it, 2 oz good ginger, & 2lbs white or brown sugar, let all this come to a boil, & continue for 1/2 hour. Then skim the liquor, & pour it into a jar, or but, along with one sliced lemon, & 1/2 oz cream of tartar. When nearly cold, pour in a teacupful of good yeast to cause the liquor to work. The beer is now made, & after it has worked for 2 days, strain it, & bottle it. Tie down the corks lightly.
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