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Raisin Vine

A beverage made by steeping sun raisins in water for twelve days and pressing the mixture.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Raisin Vine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine water and sun raisins in a tub.

  2. Let the mixture stand for twelve days, stirring frequently.

  3. Press the raisins to extract the juice.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Sun raisins
Provide the sugar and flavor that the fermenting liquid turns into wine.

The step that matters

Stirring frequently during the twelve-day stand. Stirring keeps the raisins submerged and distributes yeast and sugar evenly, so the mixture ferments uniformly and the raisins do not develop spoiled pockets at the surface.

“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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