Cassell's New Dictionary of Cookery

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Lemon Wine, Quickly Made

Boil a quart of water with a pound of loaf sugar until the sugar is dissolved, then add half an ounce of citric acid. When the liquid is cool, stir in with a silver spoon twelve drops of essence of lemon and eight drops of spirits of wine. Colour with a little saffron. Time, an hour to prepare. Probable cost, 10d. Sufficient for three pints of wine.

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