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Grape Juice (Wash Concord grapes thoroughly)

Wash Concord grapes thoroughly, using cold water; then weigh them, and, allowing one pint of water to every five pounds of grapes, boil until the pulps and skins have separated and boiled down. Make a bag of double cheese-cloth, large enough to hold the quantity of juice that would fill a small bread pan; tie the top tightly with a stout cord, and suspend it from a strong nail, or hook, in such a position that the juice may drip into the pan. As it requires about fourteen hours for so much juice to drip, it is best to start it in the evening, for in that way it can drip all night and be ready for boiling next morning. Add one pound of sugar to every five pounds of grapes, boil for about two minutes, bottle, cork and seal with paraffin.

— Mrs. E. S. Root