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Damson Wine

A fermented wine made from damsons, Malaga raisins, and water.

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

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large tub, combine 2 gallons of water, 8 pounds of Malaga raisins, and 1 peck of bruised damsons.

  2. Cover the mixture and stir it twice daily for one week.

  3. After a week, draw off the liquid and add color as desired.

  4. Transfer the liquid to a cask and seal it.

  5. Let it sit for two weeks before bottling.

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

Malaga raisins
Provide sugar that ferments into alcohol, giving the wine its body and sweetness.
Damsons
Add fruit flavor, acidity and color to the wine.

“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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