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Squaw Wine

A simple wine made by simmering Checker Berry plant in water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Squaw Wine

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

  1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

  2. Add 2 ounces of the Checker Berry plant.

  3. Simmer for 20 minutes.

  4. Strain the liquid and serve warm.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Checker berry plant
Supplies the main flavor and aroma as it steeps into the hot water.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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