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Recipe for Raisin Wine and Mead

Raisin wine
C J C
To each gallon of water add 5 lbs of raisins
[when th] with the stalks
pulled off- when they have steepe'd
for a fortnight, let the liquor be
squeeze'd into a barrel that
has been aired with brimstone
burnt in a rag- when it has
done working let it be stoppe'd up close & in a few months it will
be fit to bottle-

Mead
To 6 Gall[on] of water add the whites
of 3 eggs- when they are proper
-ly mixe'd put to them 8 lb of the
best honey, when they have boile'd
an hour, put to them a little
cinnamon, mace, and clover.
Let it stand till it cools then

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Charlotte Starkie

1782 to 1808

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Raisin wineC J C
To each gallon of water add 5 lbs of raisins when th with the stalks pulled off- when they have steeped for a fortnight, let the liquor be squeezed into a barrel that has been aired with brimstone burnt in a rag- when it has done working let it be stopped up close & in a few months it will be fit to bottle-

MeadTo 6 Gall of water add the whites of 3 eggs- when they are properly mix'd ply to them 8 lbs of best honey, when they have boil'd an hour, put to them a little cinnamon, mace, and clover. Let it stand till it cools

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