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Grandmamma’s Gooseberry Wine

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Grandmamma’s Gooseberry Wine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash and stem the gooseberries.

  2. Crush the gooseberries in a large container.

  3. Add sugar and water to the crushed gooseberries.

  4. Stir in the yeast and cover the container.

  5. Let it ferment for several weeks, stirring occasionally.

  6. Strain the liquid into bottles and seal them.

  7. Store in a cool, dark place for several months before serving.

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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