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Susan Gilbert cookbook, 1848-1887

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Elderberry Wine. Two quarts of Berries to one Gallon of Water boil the Berries three quarters of an hour. strain them through a seive and to every gallon of juice put three pounds and a half of sugar then boil it half an hour with a quarter of an ounce of cloves and nearly half an ounce of cloves and nearly half an once of Ginger when nearly cold toast a piece of bread and put on it a little yeast and lay it in the Wine Tun it the next day Miss Moher's receipt October 5th/55 Baked Pears To about 8 or 9 pears, add 3/4 lb powdered loaf sugar half the peel of a lemon, a few cloves, 1 Wine glass of Sherry. Colour them with a little Cochineal. S. Gilbert. December 5th 1855.
 
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