1928 Giggle Water by Charles S Warnock

GIGGLE WATER 103 foot of the top with clean sand or coai dust,—sand is the best. Pour the cider as it comes from the press into the top of this barrel, drawing it off as soon as it comes out at the bottom into air-tight casks, and let it stand in the cellar until March. Then draw it out with as little exposure to the air as possible, put it into bottles tliat can be tightly and securely corked, and in two months it will be fit for use. 212. TO CLEAR CIDER To clear and improve cider generally take 2 quarts of ground horseradish and 1 pound of thick gray filtering paper to the barrel, and either shake or stir tmtil the paper has separated into small shreds, and let it stand for 24 hours, when the cider may be drawn off by means of a siphon or a stop cock. Instead of paper, a preparation of wool may be taken, which is to be had in the market, and which is preferableto paper, as it has simply to be washed with water, when it may be used again.

213. CIDER CHAMPAGNE 5 gallons good cider, l quart spirit, poimds of honey or sugar. Mix and let them rest for a fortnight, then fine with i gill of skimmed milk. This, put up in champagne bottles, silvered, and labelled, has often been sold for champagne. It opens very sparkling.