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Raisin Wine
Mrs. Downes
Boil the quantity of Water required for about twenty Minutes with a good handful of Hops, let it stand to be cold, then put to every gallon of Water, seven pounds of Malaga Raisins, pick out the large Stalks put them in a Tub pouring the Water upon them. Cover the Tub with a cloth let it remain for ten Days, or a fortnight stirring it twice a Day. At the end of that time put the Raisins in the Cloth and press them well, then put it in a Barrel, and when it has given over fermenting add a gallon of Brandy to every forty Gallons of Wine, you may put in a few Hops also. Stop it up very close. At the end of six Months, take out a small quantity of Wine and making it very warm, put in about four pounds of burnt Sugar, when it is cold, put it in the Cask again at the same time add two Pounds of Sugar Candy braised very fine, and two Ounces of Isinglass. At the end of twelve Months it will be fit to Bottle.
Some People chop the Raisins. The Raisins afterwards will make an inferior sort of Wine by treating them in pretty much the same way, and another watering will make pretty good Vinegar. Wine is better drawn thro' a Quill than a Tap. This is a cheap Wine, and the receipt is for a quantity of forty Gallons.

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35 Raisin Wine Mrs. Downes Boil the quantity of Water required for about twenty Minutes with a good handful of Hops, let it stand to be cold, then put to every gallon of Water, seven pounds of Malaga Raisins, pick out the large Stalks put them in a Tub pouring the Water upon them. Cover the Tub with a cloth let it remain for ten Days, or a fortnight stirring it twice a Day. At the end of that time put the Raisins in the Cloth and press them well, then put it in a Barrel, and when it has given over fermenting add a gallon of Brandy to every forty Gallons of Wine, you may put in a few Hops also. Stop it up very close. At the end of six Months, take out a small quantity of Wine and making it very warm, put in about four pounds of burnt Sugar, when it is cold, put it in the Cask again at the same time add two Pounds of Sugar Candy braised very fine, and two Ounces of Isinglass. At the end of twelve Months it will be fit to Bottle. Some People chop the Raisins. The Raisins afterwards will make an inferior sort of Wine by treating them in pretty much the same way, and another watering will make pretty good Vinegar. Wine is better drawn thro' a Quill than a Tap. This is a cheap Wine, and the receipt is for a quantity of forty Gallons.