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Green Goosberry Wine
To every quart of green goosberries add a quart of spring water, bruise them in a Mortar and put the water to them, and let them stand 2 or 3 days, then strain the liquid off, and to every Gallon put 3 1/2 lbs of sugar, put it into a Barrell, [which?] it will work off itself a froth which take off, and keep the Barrell full, when that is all worked off, bung it up for 6 weeks then rack it off and when the lees are clear taken out put it into the same Barrell, again, and to every gallon put 1/2 lb of sugar made into a syrup and when cold mix it with the Wine, and to every 5 gallons put 1/2 oz of Isinglass dissolved in a little of the wine mixed up with the syrup to bung it. When fine you may either Bottle it or draw it out of the vessel as you want it  Mrs. Garnham
Cherry Brandy
Just clip the stalks off the cherries about an inch long and put into Bottles, then fill up with Brandy and tie down for 6 weeks, then add 6 oz of loaf sugar to each Bottle Mrs Garnham

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Green Goosberry Wine To every quart of green goosberries add a quart of spring water, bruise them in a Mortar and put the water to them, and let them stand 2 or 3 days, then strain the liquid off, and to every Gallon put 3 1/2 lbs of sugar, put it into a Barrell, [which?] it will work off itself a froth which take off, and keep the Barrell full, when that is all worked off, bung it up for 6 weeks then rack it off and when the lees are clear taken out put it into the same Barrell, again, and to every gallon put 1/2 lb of sugar made into a syrup and when cold mix it with the Wine, and to every 5 gallons put 1/2 oz of Isinglass dissolved in a little of the wine mixed up with the syrup to bung it. When fine you may either Bottle it or draw it out of the vessel as you want it Mrs. Garnham Cherry Brandy Just clip the stalks off the cherries about an inch long and put into Bottles, then fill up with Brandy and tie down for 6 weeks, then add 6 oz of loaf sugar to each Bottle Mrs Garnham