The sun., 1903-07-05
OF UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE.
Drinks Recommended by the Government
10 Temperate Nation.


Drinks Recommended by the Government
TO Temperate Nation.
The Greeks had two kinds of wine, pro.
tophn. or the first juice of the grape before
pressing, and deuterion, or the pressed juice
The Romans called them vinum prim drium
and mnum seconddrium.
Some of the Romans drank the juice be-
fore fermentation had started, calling II
mustum, and some of them preferred the
juice when 1t had been heated, and was
known as frutum, while still others took
theirs when, after being reduced in bull,
by one-half or two-thirds by heating, il
was called supu. The Romans used supo
as some sweet-toOthed persons use molasses
on bread.
Unfermented grape juice has valuable
medicinal qualities, which have resulted
In the establishment of so-called grape
cures in European wine-producing districts
to which physicians send debilitated pat len, G
during the season. The Department OF
Agriculture is endeavoring to have Ameri-
cans who have vineyards take up he manu-
facture Of unfermented grape juice and
the Government has just issued bulletin
giving directions for the treatment of the
grapes. George c. Husmann is the author
Of the pamphlet, and his directions are SO
plain that any housewife can make un-
fermented grape juice for a family with
very little trouble.
All that is needed is that clean sound
grapes. well ripened, but not overripe,
shall be crushed and pressed either in a
small cider press or by hand
To press the fruit by hand, the crushed
fruit should be put in cloth sack and
squeezed. Then the juice should be heated
in double boiler, so that II shall not come
in contact with the fire. to temperature
Of 1876 degrees Fahrenheit. The juice should
never be heated above 200 degrees This
heating prevents fermentation, and makes
it possible to keep the juice for long periods
After heating the juice should be allowed
TO set tile in clean vessels, and then I he clear
liquid drained off into the bottles in which
it is to be kept. The bottles should be
heated to about an inch Of the neck and
then placed on false bottom in water
boiler. with water up to an inch of their
mouths.
The water should be brought to simmer.
Then the bottles should he taken ont
corked with corks that have been boiled
in water of 2i0 degrees Fahre nheit, sealed
with wax and set aside in cool place to
be used as wanted.
II the sterilization is at too high tenn
perature. or the grape Juice IL not filtered
the final product will be cloudy, and may
taste little OF.
Those who may wish 20 make unfermented
grape juice in larger quantities kill the
yeast by burning sulphur matchs s, made
of strips Of linen soaked in melted brm-
stone, in a clean oask until they will not
burn in it, filing the cask a third full Of
grape juice, agitating and repeating the
process until the cask is full. but they
must be careful or the juice will taste Of
the hereafter.
Uncle Sans experts say that grape juice
is a good food Here are some recipes
they recommend TO a temperate naticn
Grape Nectar-Take the juice of two
lemons and one orange, one pint of grape
of water, Serve ice cold. If served from
punch bowl, sliced lemon and orange add
to the appearance.
An Invalid Drink Put in the bottom Of
wineglass two tablespoonfuls of grape
Juice; add to this the beaten white Of one
egg and a little chopped ice; sprinkle sugar
over the top and serve. his Is ofte n served
in sanitariums.
Grape Punch-Boi together one pound of
sugar and half pint of water until it spins
n thread; take from the fire and when cool
add the juice of six lemons and a quart Of
grape Juice: Stand aside over night.
Serve with plain water, apollinaris or soda
water.
Grape Sherbet-F For eight persons mix one
pint of grape juice (unfermented), Juice of
lemon and one heaping tablespoonful of
gelatine dissolved in boiling water: freeze
quickly add beaten white Of one egg Just
before finish
Grape Ice Cream--One quart Of unfer-
mented grape juice, one quart of cream,
one pound of sugar and the juice of one
lemon.
Syllabub--O One quart Of fresh cream,
whites of four eggs, one glass of grape
Juice, two small cups of powdered sugar;
whip half the sugar with the cream, the bal
ance with the eggs; mix WELL add grape
juice and pour over sweetened straw berries
and pineapples, or oranges and bananas
Serve cold.
Bohemian Cream One pint thick cream,
one pint grape juice jelly; stir together:
put in cups and SGT on ice Serve with
lady fingers.
Besides the recipes just given many more
are enumerated, such as grape ice, grape
lemonade, grape water ice, grape Juice and
egg, baked bananas, snow pudding, grape
geiatine, junket and grape Jelly, tutti-fmtti
Jelly, grape float, grape Jelly, grape juice
plain, and grape soda water.