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Shob Blacking

From The Pocumtuc housewife, 1897

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Presented as published in 1897. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pocumtuc housewife (1897), page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shob Blacking. Wash elderberries in a kettle of water. Set them in the shade for a day or two to ferment, then boil it half a day, adding a little water as needed.

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