To Make Cherry Brandy

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Title: To Make Cherry Brandy
Date: 1694/1795
Description: This recipe describes how to create a cherry brandy by fermenting cherries in brandy with lemon and saffron. The recipe notes it may help with colic or other stomach issues, including use for children.
Transcript: Rx Cherries ( pull of the stalks ( put them into a ston[e] pot, to every lare of Cherries put a lare [layer] of suger & so do till your pot be full, then put as much Brandy in as wi[ll] cover your Cherries, and to a Gallon of Cherries, Bra[text loss] put 4 leamons sliced pill & all with a littell Saffera[text loss] lett all these stand 6 weeks, then pour of the Clear in[to] Bottels which you may keep it all the year it is good for Collicks or any sickness at the stomack then you may put brandy to the Cherries a gane which you need- not Bottell, but lett. it. stand till it be drunk which is good for the same use, you may take the Cherries ( bruse them in a morter with the stones ( still them the watter is good for Children. that are sick thus you may dow with Rasberies which is more pleasant.
Subject: See all items with this value distilled beverages; See all items with this value brandy; See all items with this value cherries; See all items with this value sugar; See all items with this value lemons; See all items with this value saffron; See all items with this value fermenting; See all items with this value distilling; See all items with this value raspberry
Contributor: Abu-Bader, Nagham; Le, Vincent; Salahuddin, Shafiya; Grimm, Stephanie
Source: Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Public domain. There are no known restrictions.

Item sets: Fairfax Cookbook; Drinks; Alcoholic Drinks

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