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This recipe is from Mackenzie's 5,000 Receipts, 1829. This book was published in 1829 in Philadelphia. It was adapted by an American physician. The exact author unknown.
Balm Wine
Take 40 pounds of sugar and 9 gallons of water, boil it gently for 2 hours, skim it well, and put it into a tub to cool. Take 2 pounds and a half of the tops of balm, bruise them, put them into a barrel, with a little new yeast; and when the liquor is cold pour it on the balm. Stir it well together, and let it stand 24 hours, stirring it often. Then close it up, and let it stand 6 weeks. Then rack it off and put a lump of sugar into every bottle. Cork it well, and it will be better the second year.
Balm Wine
Take 40 pounds of sugar and 9 gallons of water, boil it gently for 2 hours, skim it well, and put it into a tub to cool. Take 2 pounds and a half of the tops of balm, bruise them, put them into a barrel, with a little new yeast; and when the liquor is cold pour it on the balm. Stir it well together, and let it stand 24 hours, stirring it often. Then close it up, and let it stand 6 weeks. Then rack it off and put a lump of sugar into every bottle. Cork it well, and it will be better the second year.
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