| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverage | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 3 | lb | Honey (lighter the better) |
| 1 | Lemon | |
| 1 | Orange | |
| 1/2 | oz | Citric acid (up to) |
| 3 | dr | Tannin -or- |
| 1/16 | oz | Yeast |
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Put honey into large pot add hot water to make up total to 1 gallon stir well until honey melts, simmer low for further 5 mins. 2. Add the juice of lemon and orange, the tannin and citric acid. 3. Strain liquid into fermentation vessel,place in warm spot and plug the top with cotton wool. Wait 4 days then...... 4. Now fit fermentation lock onto vessel. ASIDE ( glass jar large enough to take all the liquid is all that is needed. To make ferm. vessel, as for the lock, use a rubber bung with a hole punched into the top..now buy an air lock (used in beer fermenting) and use that as the lock, cost $2.50). 5. After the mixture stops bubbling (approx 3-5 days) syphon into sterilised container add one Campden tablet and close the container with air lock. 6. Let stand until clear then syphon into sterilised bottles,add 1 teaspoon ofsugar per 750ml bottle and cap...wait 14 days then drink. IKIRK@BCM.TMC.EDU (I. DARLENE KIRK) REC.FOOD.RECIPES From rec.food.cooking archives. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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