Sparkling Dark Amber Wine
This is dark amber in color and more mellow than the preceding recipe. It is a champagne-type wine.
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. tea
- 1 lb. figs-shredded
- ½ lb. maize
- ½ lb. barley
- 1 egg white
- 1 slice of toast
- 1 oz. yeast
- 1 lb. rhubarb-peeled and cut into dice
- 1 lb. privet flowers
- 4 lbs. sugar
- 5 quarts water
Method:
Put tea bag into 3 quarts of water and boil for 5 minutes and then remove bag. Put all, except the flowers, into the liquid and stir daily for 14 days. Keep covered and warm.
Add the flowers and stir for a further 4 days.
Strain-stand for 2, hours. Pour clear liquid off.
Bottle and cork.
Keep for 6-12 months. See that the wine is clear, add the bubbles for “making sparkling wines” and keep for a further 1-5 months before drinking.