Damson Wine

Ingredients

• 61b. of fruit
• the gallon of syrup
• a quart of brandy

Method

1. 1

   Boil equal quantities of sugar and water, add stalked fruit, and boil until mashed.

2. 2

   Strain into a clean tub, let it ferment, then draw off and add gelatine and brandy.

3. 3

   Do not bottle for a year, then strain and store for another year.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The "Queen" cookery books: Pickles and Preserves (1902) by S. Beaty-Pownall, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Damson Wine. — Boil together equal quantities of sugar and water, then add the stalked fruit, and boil it together till it is all in a mash, allowing 61b. of fruit to the gallon of syrup ; now strain it off into a clean tub, pressing it to get out all the juice, and let it ferment as before ; then draw it off, put it into a cask with the gelatine (as in Red Wine), and a quart of brandy

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.