1928 Giggle Water by Charles S Warnock

io8

GIGGLE WATER

berries, first beaten or bruised very well, let it stand 24 hours. Then strain it out, and to every gallon of this liquor put 3 pounds of sugar; let it stand in the vat 12 hours. Then take the thick scum off, and put the clear into a vessel fit for it, and let it stand a month; then draw it off, and rinse the vessel with some of the liquor. Put it in again, and let it stand four months, and bottle it. 224. RED AND WHITE GOOSEBERRY WINE Take one and one-half gallons cold soft water, 3 quarts red gooseberries, 2 quarts white gooseberries. Ferment. Now mix 2J/2 pounds raw sugar, pound honey, ounce tartar in fine powder. Afterwards put in i ounce bitter almonds, a small handful sweet briar, 2 quarts brandy or less. 225. WHITE GOOSEBERRY OR CHAMPAGNE WINE Take 4^ gallons cold soft water and 15 quarts of white gooseberries. Ferment. Now mix 6 pounds refined sugar, 4 pounds honey, i ounce white tartar in fine powder. Put in one ounce dry orange and lemon peel, or 2 ounces fresh, and add Yz gallon white brandy. This will make 9 gallons.

226. GRAPE WINE 2 quarts of grape juice, 2 quarts of water, 4 pounds of sugar. Extract the juice of the grape in any simple way;