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Pepsine Wine

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Pepsine Wine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine Pepsin Porci, Glycerine, and Distilled Water in a container.

  2. Add Dilute Hydrochloric Acid and Sherry.

  3. Macerate for a week, shaking frequently.

  4. Filter the mixture.

  5. Mix Glycerine, Dilute Hydrochloric Acid, and 3 oz of water, then add Pepsin and shake until dissolved.

  6. Add the remaining Sherry and water, then filter again.

  7. Rub the pumice stone smooth with a little wine, then add to the mixture.

  8. Set aside for 48 hours and filter.

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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