To Make Green Current Wine

[ To Make Green Current Wine ] William Trueman

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
William Trueman

Date: On this date is also William Trueman's account with William MacKenzie, 1794. | 1794/01/01 to 1794/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Drink

Ingredients
currants
water
sugar
spirits

Places
New Brunswick

Source: Trueman Family Scrapbook
Institution: Mount Allison University Archives | Source Origin: Trueman Family Fonds | Sublocation: 3. Scrapbook containing Trueman Family Papers, 1755-1851. | Reference: Accession 0102

Description

Instructions for making wine from currants, sugar, and spirits on page 10. Image courtesy of Mount Allison University Archives.


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To Make green Current wine 

. . . let your currents be clean from the
stems, to every Pound of fruit ad one
quart of water, bruise your currents well,
and put them with the water in a tub
to stand for 3 days stiring them 3
times a day, strain of the fruit and
to every Gallon of this juice ad 3 1/2 lb
of sugar, and to every 5 Gallons
ad . quart spirits ____