Cranberry Winf
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the cranberries
Mash the cranberries to a pulp.
Place the mashed cranberries in a stone jar.
Add 1 quart of water to the 2 quarts of berries.
Stir the mixture well.
Let it stand for 2 days.
Strain through a double flannel bag.
Steep and sweeten
Mash an equal amount of cranberries.
Cover the mashed cranberries with the strained liquid.
Steep for 2 more days.
Strain again.
Add 1 pound of sugar for every 3 quarts of liquid.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Ferment and bottle
Let it ferment in lightly-covered jars.
Rack off.
Bottle.
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
- Cranberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour, tartness, and the pulp that ferments into wine.
- Sugar
- Feeds the fermentation and adds sweetness that balances the cranberry tartness.
- Water
- Dilutes the pulp and extracts juice so the mixture can steep and ferment.
The step that matters
Let it ferment in lightly-covered jars.. Fermentation needs air to escape while keeping contaminants out, so the jars should be loosely covered rather than sealed. Sealing too tightly can trap gas and cause breakage, while open jars invite spoilage.
“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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