Homemade Cherry Wine. Looking for a cherry wine recipe? This one looks like it has potential. The primary fermentation is spot on in terms of process. I love how they burry it in sand to keep the must cool and then top it with a vine leaf - what imagery! The recipe even calls for... Continue Reading →
Economical Wine ~1825
Economical Homemade Wine Recipe. If you're a home winemaker, read this one closely. It gets better, and better. How does economical wine work? You start with a cask and fill it partially with water. As fruit refuse becomes available (or any fruit for that matter), you throw it into the cask. Then, you... Continue Reading →
Dried Cherries (Different from Dried Peaches) ~1866
No, in fact, drying cherries is not akin to drying peaches. The two use distinctly different approaches. Note that cherries require muslin bags, whilst peaches prefer paper. Who knew? Source: Mrs. Crowen's American Lady's Cookery Book,1866.