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tion of Rosemary, and a greater of Sweet-bryar leaves, in the boiling. As also, to put into the barrel a tost of white bread with mustard, to make it work. He puts nothing to it ; but his own strength in time makes it work of it self. It is good to drink after a year. A RECEIPT FOR WHITE METHEGLIN Take to every quart of honey, 4, 5, or 6, quarts of water ; boil it on a good quick fire as long as any scum riseth ; as it boils, put about half a pint of water at a time very often, and scum it very well as it riseth ; and be sure to keep it up to the same height and quantity as at the first : Put into it a little Rosemary, according to the quantity that you make, and boil it half a quarter of an hour ; scum it very well. You may put a little Ginger into it, onely to give it a taste thereof, and let it have a little walm of heat after it. Then take and put it into a Woodden vessel,(which must be well scalded, least it taste of any thing) let it stand all night, and the next morning strain it through a sieve of hair. Then if you please, you may boil up your grounds that are in the bottome of the vessel with three or four quarts of water ; and when it is cold, strain it, to the rest, and put to it a little good light barm. That which you make in the winter, you must let it stand three days and three nights covered up, before you bottle it up ; and two nights in summer, and then bottle it up. But be sure, you scum off the barm before the bottling up. Your Vessel, which you intend to boil your Meath in, must stand in scalding water, whilst you boil your Meath ; it will drink up the less of your Meath. Four spoonfuls of good new Alebarm will serve for five quarts of honey. As you desire your Metheglin in strength, so take at the first either of the quantities of water. Five quarts is reasonable. HYDROMEL AS I MADE IT WEAK FOR THE QUEEN MOTHER Take i 8 quarts of spring-water, and one quart of honey ; when the water is warm, put the honey into it. When it boileth up, skim it very well, and continue skimming it, as long as any scum will rise. Then put in one Race of Ginger (sliced in thin slices,) four Cloves, and a little sprig of green Rosemary. Let these boil in the Liquor so long, till in all it have boiled one hour. Then set it to cool, till it be blood-warm ; and then put to it a spoonful of Ale-yest. When it is worked up, put it into a vessel of a fit size ; and after two or three days, bottle it up. You may drink it after six weeks, or two moneths. Thus was the Hydromel made that I gave the Queen, which was exceedingly liked by everybody. SEVERAL WAYS OF MAKING METHE- GLIN Take such quantity as you judge convenient of Spring, or pure rain water, and make it boil well half an hour. Then pour it out into a Woodden fat, and let it settle 74 hours. Then power off the clear, leaving the sediment in the bottome. Let such water be the Liquor for all the several Honey-drinks, you will make.