Cowslip Wine

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Title

Cowslip Wine

Transcript

Cowslip Wine

Rx 6 Gallons of water, & put in to it 12 pd of the the best pouder Suger take the whites of 3 or 4 Eggs beat them well, put them in to the water Colde, stir them well to gether thn Let it on to the fire & when it has boyled a prity while take of the Scim then throw in a pinte of Clear & Cold water which will raise more Scim as it Risees take it of boyle it in all 3 qrters of an hour no more poure it forth & when it is Colde put 2 spounefuls of ale yest in to the hole quantity & to Every Galone put an ounce of the Sirope of Siterens the Sirop & yest must be well beaten to gether thn take of Cutt Cowslips the yelows & bruse thm in a morter and put in so many as to make it the Couler you please & so let it worke 3 days & thn put in 2 Lemons peill & all & in the working the day before you Tun it put in a quart of the best Renish wine to 6 Galons of the Liquer when it hath wrought 3 days run it throw a haire Seive put it in to a swete Casck that hath bene used with Sack or wine & let it stand 3 days open. thn stop it up Close & when it is 5 or six wekes olde it must be botled

Contributor

Caylor, Karmen
Le, Vincent

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.