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Blackberry Wine

A fermented beverage made from blackberries, boiling water, and white sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Blackberry Wine

Ingredients

Directions

Make the must

  1. Mash the blackberries in a jar.

  2. Add 1 quart of boiling water for each gallon of fruit.

  3. Let it stand for 24 hours.

  4. Strain the mixture.

Ferment and bottle

  1. Add 2.5 pounds of white sugar for each gallon of juice.

  2. Let it remain in a jar for 9 days, skimming occasionally.

  3. Bottle the wine and cork tightly.

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

Blackberries
Provide the fruit, juice and flavour that form the wine's base.
White sugar
Feeds the yeast during fermentation and provides sweetness and alcohol.
Boiling water
Extracts juice and flavour from the mashed fruit and dilutes the must.

“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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