Quince Wine

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (11)
  1. Wipe the quinces clean with a coarse cloth.
  2. Grate them with a large grate or rasp as near the cores as you can; but do not touch the cores.
  3. Boil a gallon of spring-water.
  4. Throw in your quinces, and let them boil softly about a quarter of an hour.
  5. Strain them well into an earthen pan.
  6. Add two pounds of double-refined sugar.
  7. Pare the peel off two large lemons, throw them in, and squeeze the juice through a sieve.
  8. Stir it about till it is very cold.
  9. Toast a thin slice of bread very brown, rub a little yeast on it.
  10. Let the whole stand close covered twenty-four hours.
  11. Then take out the toast and lemon, put the wine in a cask, keep it three.
Original Text
GATHER twenty large quinces when they are dry and full ripe. Wipe them clean with a coarse cloth, and grate them with a large grate or rasp as near the cores as you can; but do not touch the cores. Boil a gallon of spring-water, throw in your quinces, and let them boil softly about a quarter of an hour. Then strain them well into an earthen pan on two pounds of double-refined sugar. Pare the peel off two large lemons, throw them in, and squeeze the juice through a sieve. Stir it about till it is very cold, and then toast a thin slice of bread very brown, rub a little yeast on it, and let the whole stand close covered twenty-four hours. Then take out the toast and lemon, put the wine in a cask, keep it three
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