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To Make [Vapor?] Water -- Mrs. Breare
Peel of the rinds of 18 Lemons very thin steep them in four quarts of the best Rum, [illegible] 8 hours in a Stone jar closley cover'd then put it altogether into a large Earthen vessel with 5 quarts of spring water 3 pounds of fine loaf sugar, and the juice of all the Lemons, then mix two quarts of milk boling hot grate into it two nutmegs, and a quarter of an ounce of cinnamon pour it into the vessel, Cover it close and let it stand two hours, run it through a jelly bag till clear and bottle it.   March 5th 1802.
To Make Ginger Wine --  Mrs. Wood
Take 5 gallons of water, add 10 lb of sugar and 6 oz of ginger bruis'd then put it in a Bag and boil the whole together, half an hour during which let it be well skimmed, when almost cold add 1/4 of a pint of yeast, the skins and juice of 6 lemons - let it work 24 hours stirring it twice or thrice - then put it into the Barrel with a little isinglass (2 oz) dissolved then let it remain 2 or 3 weeks before you bottle it

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12 To Make [Vapor?] Water -- Mrs. Breare Peel of the rinds of 18 Lemons very thin steep them in four quarts of the best Rum, [illegible] 8 hours in a Stone jar closley cover'd then put it altogether into a large Earthen vessel with 5 quarts of spring water 3 pounds of fine loaf sugar, and the juice of all the Lemons, then mix two quarts of milk boling hot grate into it two nutmegs, and a quarter of an ounce of cinnamon pour it into the vessel, Cover it close and let it stand two hours, run it through a jelly bag till clear and bottle it. March 5th 1802. To Make Ginger Wine -- Mrs. Wood Take 5 gallons of water, add 10 lb of sugar and 6 oz of ginger bruis'd then put it in a Bag and boil the whole together, half an hour during which let it be well skimmed, when almost cold add 1/4 of a pint of yeast, the skins and juice of 6 lemons - let it work 24 hours stirring it twice or thrice - then put it into the Barrel with a little isinglass (2 oz) dissolved then let it remain 2 or 3 weeks before you bottle it