The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27
BLACKBERRY WINE AND VINEGAR.

we nnd ! an exchange some usetul
hints about ,aking blackberry wine aud
vinegar. Hfe they are:
BlaekberryJtme.- blackberry con.
tains very Arge quantity of juice, but IL
Is containedn numerous small cells. all OF
which must G broken in order 10 effect its
perfect libeition. This may be done BY
rubbing the erries in tub with wooden
pesile. if nd betterEmeans are at hand.
though win press might no doubt be US
ed to greai avantage. 'fhe berries should
be ripe, fresland clean to make the incest
product.
Take. they as many ripe, fresh and
clean blackbtries as YOU please, and as
fast a. YOU rlb them up SO as 10 break the
cells. throw item into vat or tnb OF So IT,
cient size toiold all YOU propose 70 use At
one time. When they are thus prepared,
add to the wole mass the quantity OF su..
gar YOU inted 10 use. Ordinary brown
sugar will ddvery we'll. and the proper
tiuns may DC lrum half pound to two
pounds for eah gallon of berries. Ii you
desire very light vine OF the claret or
der. use very little sugar--if stronger.
heavier ibodel wine, use more, but be
careful not touse too much. or you will
have a supply Of cordial and not vine.
According 10 experience. two pounds is the
extreme limit. Ii is very probable good
light vine maybe made without any sugar
at all, but this We have not tried.
Having mixd the sugar with the ber-
ries, then add or zach gallon Of berries
ore quart Of bpilirg water, and stir the
~hsle well tsgeher The heat thus COM
municated 10 the miss will cause iermen.
tatlsn 10 commencewithont the use Of yeast
or any other subsance whatever. After
standing about t~e,ty four hours. the seeds
and skins will m8t Of them rise 10 the top,
and NAV be skinned off. and the clear
liquid may be dVwn of into the casks OF
other vessels declined to receive il.
The vessels csntaiaing the wine should
now be remoyeslnto cool cellar or vault,
and nothing renains 10 be done but to al
low the vinous fermentation TO 20 through
lis regular course. This il will do in the
course ef threeer four weeks, and the yes.
sells nav ther be stopped or banged up,
We have lost two five gallon demIohns by
putting in tle shoppers too sson. They
exploded aud went to pieces.
Wine made in this way will keep well
without bottling. Any family. therefore
that can hare access 10 berrles--and al.
most every hrmer's family can obtain then
may hasea 1--WE. ten. Or forty gallon casl
of excellent wine--worih ten times IN,
sane qusniity Of cider. and great dea
better ,hau the foreign wiaes-at yer,
small cost Of money and labor.
Blackberry Tintgar.-Do not throw a
way the teeds aud skins after drawing OF
the must. Pour warm water over thes'
until they are entirely covered, aud e
them stand in an opcn vessel thee Or icu
DAYS. Then draw on the liquid aud X
that stand until acetous fermentation take
place. A small quantity OF cOarsc suga
or molasses will hasten the process. II
this way a most excellent article Of win
vinegar NAV be obtained and those VIII
have used the dslsctable stuff eommonl.
sold under the name VI vinegar, will COZ
slider the quantity thus obtained from th
hlackberries worth more than the cost Q
all the materials used for making both th
wine aud the vinegar.