Turnip Wine

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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success · extracted 13 days ago
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (7)
  1. Pare and slice the turnips.
  2. Put them into a cider-press, and squeeze out all the juice.
  3. To every gallon of juice put three pounds of lump sugar.
  4. Put both into a vessel just large enough to hold them, and add to every gallon of juice half a pint of brandy.
  5. Lay something over the bung for a week; and when you are sure it has done working, bung it down close.
  6. Let it stand three months, then draw it off into another vessel.
  7. When it is fine, put it into bottles.
Original Text
Turnip Wine. TAKE what quantity of turnips you think proper, pare and slice them, put them into a cyder-press, and squeeze out all the juice. To every gallon of juice put three pounds of lump sugar, put both into a vessel just large enough to hold them, and add to every gallon of juice half a pint of brandy. Lay something over the bung for a week; and when you are sure it has done working, bung it down close. Let it stand three months, then draw it off into another vessel, and when it is fine, put it into bottles.
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