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Frances Collins cookbook, 1825-1846

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18 an hour, then put them in an open vessel and when quite cold add the juice of the oranges and Lemons with the Raisons and a Tablespoonful of yeast. Tun it directly and stir it every day for a fortnight with a stick through the bung hole, then stop it up, first adding an ounce of stripped Isinglass and a Bottle of Brandy to every ten gallons - The wine should remain 6 months in cask N.B I think this rather too sweet - Miss Williams [Abercomlois?] The sugar should be put to ferment with the water about ten days before the fruit is added in all English Wines... Cambrian Augst. 10 1825
 
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