ANOTHER TO MAKE MEATH
To every quart of honey allow six Wine-quarts of water; half an Ounce of
Nutmegs, and the Peel of a Limon, and the meat of two or three, as you make
the quantity. Boil these together, till the scum rise no more; It must
stand till it be quite cold, and when you Tun it, you squeese into it the
juyce of some Limons, and this will make it ripen quickly. It will be ready
in less then a month.
ANOTHER RECIPE
Take twelve Gallons of water, a handful of Muscovy (which is an herb, that
smelleth like Musk), a handful of Sweet-Marjoram, and as much of
Sweet-bryar. Boil all these in the water, till all the strength be out.
Then take it off and strain it out, and being almost cold, sweeten it with
honey very strong, more then to bear an Egg, (the meaning of this is, that
when there is honey enough to bear an Egg, which will be done by one part
of honey to three or four quarts of water: then you add to it a pretty deal
of honey more, at least 1/4 or 1/3 of what you did put in at first to make
it bear an Egg: then it is to be boiled and scummed: when it is thus
strong, you may keep it four years before you drink it.
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