Metheglin

Ingredients

• four Gallons of water
• two quarts of Honey
• two ounces of Ginger
• one ounce of Nutmegs
• a good handful of Rose-mary tops
• as much of Bay-leaves
• two ounces of dried Orange-peel

Method

1. 1

   Boil all these till it be so strong as will bear an Egg, and not sink; when it is milk warm, work it up with barm, during twenty-four hours, and then barrel it up.

2. 2

   After three months you may bottle it up at your pleasure.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

METHEGLIN Take four Gallons of water, two quarts of Honey, two ounces of Ginger, one ounce of Nutmegs, a good handful of Rose-mary tops, and as much of Bay-leaves, two ounces of dried Orange-peel

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