Excellent White Meathe

Ingredients

• one Gallon of Honey
• four of water
• a little bruised, which is most of Cinnamon, a little Ginger, a little Mace, and a very little Cloves

Method

1. 1

   Boil honey and water, skimming until no more scum rises.

2. 2

   Add spices and boil until it can float an egg.

3. 3

   Cool in a wooden vessel, then add a hot toast of white bread spread with fresh barm.

4. 4

   Let it work for twelve hours, then transfer to a runlet and let it age.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EXCELLENT WHITE MEATHE Take one Gallon of Honey, and four of water ; Boil and scum them till there rise no more scum ; then put in your Spice a little bruised, which is most of Cinnamon, a little Ginger, a little Mace, and a very little Cloves

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