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Elder-blossom Wine

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Ingredients 9 ingredients

  1. nine pounds of sugar
  2. one-half cup of lemon juice
  3. three pounds of raisins
  4. one yeast
  5. three gallons of water
  6. Tea
  7. One quart of elder berry blossoms
  8. Must
  9. Coffee
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

  2. Raisin High in potassium · High in copper · Source of iron

    High in potassium · 825 mg per 100 g, 41% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Potassium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Potassium contributes to normal muscle function.
    • Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

    Potassium is a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs potassium for almost everything it does, including proper kidney and heart function, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission. NIH fact sheet

    High in copper · 0.3 mg per 100 g, 30% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of iron · 2.6 mg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Iron contributes to normal cognitive function.
    • Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin.
    4 more authorised claims
    • Iron contributes to normal oxygen transport in the body.
    • Iron contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Iron contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Iron has a role in the process of cell division.

    Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, and myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Raisins, seeded”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

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. One quart of elder berry blossoms, nine pounds of sugar, one yeast cake, three gallons of water, three pounds of raisins, one-half cup of lemon juice.
  2. The blossom should he picked carefully from the stems and the quart measure packed full.
  3. Put the sugar and water together over the fire, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then let it come to a boil without stirring.
  4. Boil five minutes, skim and add the blossoms.
  5. As soon as the blossoms are well stirred in, take from the fire and cool.
  6. When lukewarm add the yeast dissolved in lukewarm water and the lemon juice.
  7. Put in an earthen jar and let stand six days, stirring thoroughly three times daily.
  8. The blossoms must be stirred from the bottom of the jar each time, (hi the seventh day strain through a cloth and add the rai- .sins, seeded.
  9. Tut in glass preserve jars and cover tightly.
  10. Do not bottle until January.
  11. Hints on Making Good Coffee and Tea.
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  13. Never boil the water more than three or four minutes, longer boiling will cause it to lose most of its natural properties by evaporation.
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  15. Water left in the tea-kettle over night must never be used in preparing the breakfast coffee or tea.
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  17. Be sure your coffee and tea are fresh.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Slotted spoon
  • Sieve
  • Kettle