To Make Metheglin
From The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened, 1910
Let it work for two or three days before sealing.
Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 58. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
TO MAKE METHEGLIN If your honey be tryed, take six Gallons of Milk- warm-water, to one of honey,and stir it well together ever and anon,and so let itstandforadayand night, or half a day may serve ; then boil it with a gentle fire, for the space of half an hour or thereabouts, and skim it, still as the skum ariseth. After it is scummed once or twice, you may put in your herbs, and spice grosly beaten
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.