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Wheat Wine
Ingredients
1 pint wheat
2 lb. raisins
3 sweet oranges
Yeast
1 gallon water
4 lb. demerara sugar
1 lemon
Method
Crush the wheat, chop up the raisins and mix with the sugar and hot water in a jug. Leave until just warm and then add the rinds (no white pith) and juice of the fruit followed by the yeast. Cover the jug with a thick cloth and keep in a warm room until gas bubbles cease to form, stirring once or twice each day. Carefully pour through a jelly bag and allow to drip overnight. Do not squeeze or it will become cloudy. Bottle the strained liquid, cork and wire. Store the bottles at least six months on their sides before sampling.
In another recipe the oranges are omitted and two grated potatoes and another lemon added.
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