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whole with strong cider vinegar and boil 1 hour. As soon as done, take from the
stove, add the turmeric powder mixing thoroughly; add the oil at the last,
mixing it well with the other ingredients. This is best made during the first
part of October.
BEVERAGES, CANDIES, Etc.
1. Grape Wine. The grapes should be gathered on a dry, clear day, after the
morning dew has disappeared. Pick them carefully from the stems, selecting only
ripe and perfect fruit. Mash them thoroughly, taking care not to bruise the
seeds, as that would impart a bitter taste. After bruising, let the mass remain
for 24 hours. Strain through a colander or sieve, taking care that there is no
grease about it. Sweeten the juice (for this the crushed sugar is best) until it
will float an egg so as to show about the size of a twenty-five cent piece. Put
into jugs, filling them and leaving the mouths unstopped, reserving a bottle of
the juice to replace that which escapes from the jugs by fermentation. When
fermentation ceases, pour the wine off into a large bowl and clarify in the
following manner: Wash sand (1/2 pint will be sufficient for 5 gallons of wine)
until the water will run clear from it. Beat to this the whites of 4 eggs, and
stir into the wine. When it has settled and the wine looks perfectly clear, pour
off carefully into clean jugs, putting a piece of muslin inside of the funnel.
Cork the jugs tightly and set in a cool place where they will not be disturbed
until the last of October or first of November.
A few days before bottling, have the bottles that you wish to use well washed,
dried and sunned. Provide new corks. Have everything in readiness before the
bottling begins, including cement for sealing. Strain the wine again into large
pitchers, taking particular care not to turn the jug back after beginning to
pour from it, as it stirs up the sediment which is at the bottom of the jug.
Cover inside of the funnel with a piece of muslin before placing it in the mouth
of the bottle; fill the bottle and cork immediately, driving in the
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