Title

To Make Goosberry Vinegar

Date

1694/1795

Description

A method for making gooseberry vinegar.

Transcript

To every Gallon of Water take 6 [lb] of ripe Goosberys bruise them well in a Mortar & poure on your water being first boyled and then cold again, put them into a Tub or Veseil where they may have room to worke, lett them stand in a hot place till the fruit be risen & that it have done hi[f]sing, then put through a strainer or Tem's, adding to every gallon of juice halfe a pound of ordinary powder sugar, and [tun] it up in a Barril fit for it, when it hath done workeing stop it up and let it stand warm nine months without any motion or joggling and it will be very good but then you must either draw it into bottles or else wash your barril and put it into it again

Contributor

Caylor, Karmen

Le, Vincent

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.