Mock Madeira

Title: Mock Madeira
Date: 1694/1795
Description: A process for making a mock version of madeira using Malaga grapes, brown sugar, and ale, fermented in casks with brandy, sugar candy, and isinglass.
Transcript: To 14 Gallons of Water add 42 lb brown Sugar boil it 20 minutes, when nearly cold put 8 lb of Malaga Raisins picked & chop'd - when quite cold add 2 Gallons of very strong Ale, when it is fit for [Turning], let it stand three days stirring it every day then put it into the Cask with a pint of brandy one lb of brown Sugar 1/4 lb of Sugar Candy & 1/4 lb Isinglass - if a large quantity it should stand a year in the Cask, but that must depend upon the Cellar
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Contributor: Cheston, Jarissa; Le, Vincent; Grimm, Stephanie; Bakir, Mehtap
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.

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