1914 Rawling's of Book Mixed Drinks by E P Rawling

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of a hatchet strike a few sharp, quick blows on the stave each side of the bunghole, until the bung is partly up but not altogether loose. Raise the keg to skids or a strong table, with a block of wood each side to prevent roll ing. One or two days' rest before bot tling is advisable. When ready to bot tle, remove the bung as gently as possi ble. Taper corks may be used when the wine is not to be kept for any consider able length of time; these will not re quire a corking machine, and may be used many times. Soak them in hot water while bottling the wine,and they will be much easier to handle. Always hold the bottle at a slight angle to the faucet; otherwise the outrushing air will give you trouble. Do not quite fill the bottle: leave an air space of at least one inch, or the cork will be forced out. Practice the trick of filling one bottle after another without shut ting off the key; have the empty ones on the floor all on one side of the stool, and while replacing one with another under the faucet put the filled bottles