White Metheglin

Ingredients

• the whites of two or three Eggs
• a handful of Peny-royal
• four handfuls of Angelica
• a handful of Rosemary
• a handful of Borrage
• a handful of Maidenhair
• a handful of Harts-tongue
• of Liverwort, a handful
• of Water-cresses, a handful
• of Scurvy-grass, a handful
• of the Roots of Marshmallows, one Ounce
• of Parsley, one Ounce
• of Fennel, one Ounce
• a bag of Spice of Nutmegs, Ginger, Cloves and Mace
• two grains of Amber-greece
• two grains of Musk

Method

1. 1

   Take the Honey-combs, lay them in water overnight, strain, and boil the liquor.

2. 2

   Clarify with egg whites, skim, and boil with herbs for a quarter of an hour.

3. 3

   Strain, cool to blood-warm, add honey until an egg floats, then put into a barrel.

4. 4

   Add ale barm when cool, and a spice bag.

5. 5

   Let it hang in the liquor.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE METHEGLIN Take the Honey-combs, that the Honey is run out from them, and lay them in water over night ; next daystrain them, and put theLiquor a boiling; Then take the whites of two or three Eggs, and clarifie the THE CLOSET OPEVjED 6i Liquor. When you have so done, skim it clean. Then take a handful of Peny-royal ; four handful s of Angelica ; a handful of Rosemary ; a handful of Borrage ; a handful of Maidenhair, a handful of Harts-tongue ; of Liverwort, of Water-cresses, of Scurvy-grass, ana, a. handful ; of the Roots of Marsh mallows, Parsley, Fennel, ana, one Ounce. Let all these boil together in the Liquor, the space of a quarter of an hour. Then strain the Liquor from them, and let it cool, till it be Blood-warm. Put in so much honey, until an Egge swim on it ; and when your honey is melted, then put it into the Barrel. When it is almost cold, put a little Ale barm to it ; And when it hath done working, put into your bar- rel a bag of Spice of Nutmegs, Ginger, Cloves and Mace, and grains good store ; and if you will, put into a Lawn-bag two grains of Amber-greece and two grains of Musk

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