Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-06-23
RECIPES, sc,

! Our RECEIPT FOR MAKING CURRANT
WINE.-We believe that We have as good
currant wine rs is made by the generality of
| people, some think it is unexceled We CON
fess we never drank better. The process of
making is simple, but none of its REQUIRE
ments should be departed from. 1t is as
/ follows:
First, crush the currants efiectualv, then
place them in strong bag, and press the
juice out ont, 10y whatever means will effect
1t best then, to each quart of juicc add
| three pounds of donhlc. refined sugor, and
r,uch water as will make one gallon. Good
brown sugar will answer, but not so we'll in
retainisg the fine flavor Of the wine, though
it will give it more body.
TO make ten gallon keg of wine it will
require ten quarts of currant juice, and thir-
ty pounds of sugar, filled up with water
BE sure that the sugar is well dissolved, by
rolling over or shaking the cask; hut We
prefer mixing all together before putting in
the cask, IN an open vessel, in which it
should remain forty eight hours, and fire.
qnently skinned. Fermentation will begin
in one or two days, the hung removed and
will continue some two or .hree weens. At
ter it has entirely ceased fermenting; rack
off carefully. then sca!d out the barrel, re-
turn the wine to the cask, tightly burC up.
using, when, if preferred, 1t can be bottled.
1t requires no clearing substance or spurious
liquor of any kind as it Is much better
without either.
The Key. cask, or whatever vessel it NAV
he made in, should be full, and as fermenta-
tion is going on, and the extraueous SUBJ
stance thrown out of the bung, the vessel
should be kept full by adding sufficient
juice kept in reserve.-ED. Geraanto,cn Tel
egraph.
BLACKBERRY WINF.-The following is
said to be good receipt for making black
berry wine, which our readers may preserve
for two or three weeks, when it NAV be test
satisfactorily: 'There is no wine equal to
blackberry wine when properly made, in
flavor or for medicinal purposes and all per-
sons who can conveniently tlo so, should
manufacture enough for their own use every
year, as il is invaluable in sickness as tonic,
and nothing is better remedy tor bowel
complaint. therefore give the receipt for
making it: Measure yoar berries and bruiss
them; to every gallon add one quart of
boiiing water. Let the mixture stand
twenty -four hours, stirring occasionally; then
strain off the liquor into cask; to every
gallon add two pounds of sugar; cork tight
and let II STAND til the following Octoher,
and you will have wine ready for use with
out further labor, that every family will
highly appreciate and neyer do without it
afterwards, if they can help it.
A USEFUL HINT.-Housewives can have
nice hsia butter IN summer, without the uso
vi ice, by following this plan: Put trivit
or any open flat thing with legs, in saucer;
put on this trivit the plate Of butter, and fiji
the saucer with water; turn con'mou
hower-pot upside down over the butter, so
that ita pIoa oh N ba ,y;,b;n A. ,o,,o..
under the water. Ping the hole Of the flower.
pot with cork, then drench the flower Dot
with water. set in u cool place until morn
ing, or il done at breakfast, the butter will
he very hard at supper-time.
To REMOVE THE TASTE OF New Wood
new keg, churn, bucket or other wooden
vessel will generally communicate disagree.
able taste to anything that is put into it.
To prevent this Inconvenience, srst scald
the vessel well with boiling water, letting
the water remain in it till cold. Then dis
solve some pearlash or soda iu lukewarm
water, adding little bit of lime TO it, and
wash the inside OF the vessel well with this
solution. Afterwards scsld it we'll with
plain hot water, and rinse il with cold before
you use il.
CAMPHoR AND MosoUIToEs.-Camphor Is
the most powerful agent to drive away
mosquitoes. ~ cdNphOf Dag uuuS up III au
open easement will prove an effectual barrier
to their entrance. Camphorated spiEits ap-
piled as a perfume 10 tie face and hands
win act as an effectusi preventive; but whom
bitten by them. aromatic vinegar is the best
anlidote.
Com BEsR.--Boil pint Of corn till II is
soft, aud add to it one pint of molssses and
one gallon of water. Shake them we'll to-
gether in jug. and SET it iE a warm p.ace.
In twenty-four hours nice beer will be pro-
duced. When this is gone add more mol asses
and water. The corn will answer for several
weeks. A little yeast occasionally forward,
fermentation. -'I' 1s
To BUTTER MAKERs.-As this Is the sea.
son OF the year when those engaged in the
DAIRY business are much troubled by a small
dy (we!l known to housekeepers) getting in
their milk and cream, offer the following
simple and eiheacious remedy for the re-.
moyal of the annoyance. Take the leaves
of the cider bush, (very common ir most
iocahties1 and hang them 10 several places
about your milk room or vault, renewing
them as they become old and wilted. You
will find yourself rid of dlssgrssabls veys.
tion, at but small expense Of tins se3 trod-
be TYy ''' ~