Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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Cherry Wine

Measure the berries and bruise them, adding to every gallon one quart boiling water. Let it stand twenty four hours, stirring occasionally. Then strain of the liquor, put in a jar, adding two pounds sugar to every gallon. Stop tightly and let it stand till the next October, when it will be fit for use without straining or boiling

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