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Red and White Gooseberry Wine

A historical recipe from Old-time recipes for home made wines, cordials and liqueurs from fruits, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs, by Wright, Helen S. (Helen Saunders) (1909).

A historical recipe

Old-time recipes for home made wines, cordials and liqueurs from fruits, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs, by Wright, Helen S. (Helen Saunders) (1909). Project Gutenberg eBook #75708.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Its words name: a substance or vessel no longer considered safe. Check current food-safety guidance before following this.

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From Old-time recipes for home made wines, cordials and liqueurs from fruits, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs, by Wright, Helen S. (Helen Saunders) (1909). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #75708 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75708). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Take one and one-half gallons cold soft water, three quarts red gooseberries, two quarts white gooseberries.
  2. Ferment.
  3. Now mix two and one-half pounds raw sugar, three-quarters pound honey, one-half ounce tartar in fine powder.
  4. Afterwards put in one ounce bitter almonds, a small handful sweet briar, two quarts brandy or less.