| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
|
Dutch |
Penndutch, Beverages |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
lb |
Apricot, dried |
| 4 |
qt |
Water, warm |
| 6 1/2 |
c |
Sugar |
| 2 1/4 |
c |
Brown sugar |
| 1 1/2 |
c |
Raisins |
| 1 |
tb |
Ginger |
| 2 |
|
Lemon, thinly sliced |
| 2 |
|
Orange, thinly sliced |
| 1/2 |
c |
Yeast |
INSTRUCTIONS
Wash the apricots in several waters and then dry them and cut in halves.
Place in a large crock and pour on the warm water, reserving 1/2 cup of it
in which to dissolve the yeast cake. Stir in the sugars, fruit, raisins and
ginger. Then add the dissolved yeast and mix well. Cover with top of the
crock and let stand for thirty days, stirring the mixture every other day.
After thirty days strain the mixture and bottle. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch
Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.
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