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Blagkberky or Raspberry Wiwe

A fermented raspberry wine made by steeping berries in boiling water, adding sugar, and allowing to stand.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Blagkberky or Raspberry Wiwe

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the must

  1. Measure and bruise the berries.

  2. Add 1 quart of boiling water to every gallon of berries.

  3. Let it stand for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.

  4. Strain the mixture into a cask.

Age and bottle

  1. Add 2 pounds of sugar for every gallon of juice.

  2. Cork it tightly and let it stand until ready for use.

  3. Bottle the wine.

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

Berries
Provide the fruit flavour, colour and juice that become the wine.
Sugar
Feeds the fermentation and adds sweetness that balances the fruit's acidity.

“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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