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Blackberry Wine

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Home canning. Old canning methods can let botulism through. Use current tested canning guidance.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Berries
  2. 3 pounds of sugar
  3. 1 quart of boiling water
  4. 2 quarts of cold water

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. To a bucket of berries pour 1 quart of boiling water.
  2. Let stand until next day.
  3. Strain through sieve and the bag.
  4. To —11 each gallon of juice allow 3 pounds of sugar.
  5. Pour in large stone jars and when all fermentation ceases, strain, bottle and seal.
  6. Or to bucket of berries pour 1 quart of boiling water, and strain third day as above.
  7. To every quart of juice add 2 quarts of cold water and to every gallon of this mixture add 3 pounds of sugar.
  8. Put in stone jars and when fermentation ceases, strain and bottle.
  9. — Mrs.
  10. W.
  11. H.
  12. Jenkins.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Sieve