Folio 1, Page 4, Verso
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Title
Folio 1, Page 4, Verso
Subject
Recipe for Damason Wine, Elder Wine
Description
it though a sieve into another
vessel, let it stand 3 days-
after which pour it into a third vessel
let it ferment with a
toast covere'd on both sides with
yeast- when the fermentation is
ended run it slowly
into a cask- keep it least
8 months before it is use'd-
When you bottle your wine cork
it well & it will retain its
flavour for 2 years
Elder Wine
The Elder berries should be picked
when full ripe- put them in
a stone jar and set them in an
oven. or a kettle of boiling water
till the jar is hot through- then
take them out, and strain them
vessel, let it stand 3 days-
after which pour it into a third vessel
let it ferment with a
toast covere'd on both sides with
yeast- when the fermentation is
ended run it slowly
into a cask- keep it least
8 months before it is use'd-
When you bottle your wine cork
it well & it will retain its
flavour for 2 years
Elder Wine
The Elder berries should be picked
when full ripe- put them in
a stone jar and set them in an
oven. or a kettle of boiling water
till the jar is hot through- then
take them out, and strain them
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Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Source
F1P3R
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 TO 1808
Rights
Site licence
Relation
F1P3R
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper document
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Text
it though a sieve into another vessel, & let it stand 3 days after which pour it into a third vessel & let it ferment with a toast cover[e]'d on both sides with yeast- when the fermentation is ended run it slowly into a cask- & keep it least 8 months before it is us[e]'d- When you bottle your wine cork it well & it will retain its flavor for 2 years.
Elder Wine
The Elder berries should be picked when full ripe- put them in a stone jar and sit them in a slow oven. or a kettle of boiling water till the jar is hot through- take them out, and strain them
Elder Wine
The Elder berries should be picked when full ripe- put them in a stone jar and sit them in a slow oven. or a kettle of boiling water till the jar is hot through- take them out, and strain them
Original Format
Paper document
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Collection
Citation
Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 1, Page 4, Verso,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/8.
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