Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Red Gooseberry Wine

Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Red Gooseberry Wine

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In her book, Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines (published in 1909), my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included 8 recipes for gooseberry wine.

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Cooking tools:

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Kitchen scale
  • Measuring cup
  • Fermentation crock
  • Wooden spoon
  • Mixing bowl
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Cheesecloth
  • Glass jug

Ingredients

  • five gallons cold soft water
  • five and one-half gallons red gooseberries
  • eight pounds raw sugar
  • one pound beet root sliced
  • one-half ounce red tartar in fine powder
  • one-half pound sassafras chips
  • one half gallon brandy or less

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