Meathe

Ingredients

• seven quarts of water
• two quarts of honey
• three or four Parsley-roots
• as many Fennel-roots
• a very few Cloves

Method

1. 1

   Mix water and honey, boil together.

2. 2

   Add sliced Parsley and Fennel roots, skimming the scum until it stops rising.

3. 3

   Let cool overnight, then add barm and a few pounded Cloves in a linen cloth.

4. 4

   Seal and it will be ready to drink in a fortnight.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 48. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MEATHE To seven quarts of water, take two quarts of honey, and mix it well together ; then set it on the fire to boil, and take three or four Parsley-roots, and as many Fennel-roots, and shave them clean, and slice them, and put them into the Liquor, and boil alto- gether, and skim it very well all the while it is a boyling; and when there will no more scum rise, then is it boiled enough: but be careful that none of the scum do boil into it. Then take it off, and let it cool till the next day. Then put it up in a close vessel, and put thereto half a pint of new good barm, and a very few Cloves

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