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Susan Gilbert cookbook, 1848-1887
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Ginger Wine Put into a wine boiler, 10 Gallons of water 15 lbs of loaf Sugar with the whites of 6 or 8 eggs well beaten and strained, mix all well while cold When the liquor boils skim it well put in 1 lb and 1/2 common white ginger bruised, boil it 20 minutes have ready 7 lemons and pour the liquor on, when cold turn it with 2 spoonsful of yeast, put a quart of the liquor to 2 oz of Isinglass shaving, while warm whisk it back 3 or 4 times and pour all together into the boiler, next day stop it down, in 3 weeks bottle it, and in 3 Months it will be delicious and refreshing liquor and thought cool and perfectly safe to drink. Mrs Gamhan
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Ginger Wine Put into a wine boiler, 10 Gallons of water 15 lbs of loaf Sugar with the whites of 6 or 8 eggs well beaten and strained, mix all well while cold When the liquor boils skim it well put in 1 lb and 1/2 common white ginger bruised, boil it 20 minutes have ready 7 lemons and pour the liquor on, when cold turn it with 2 spoonsful of yeast, put a quart of the liquor to 2 oz of Isinglass shaving, while warm whisk it back 3 or 4 times and pour all together into the boiler, next day stop it down, in 3 weeks bottle it, and in 3 Months it will be delicious and refreshing liquor and thought cool and perfectly safe to drink. Mrs Gamhan
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