) and dissolve
twelve Gallons of Honey in it. Keep them boiling an hour and a half after
they begin to boil, skimming well all the while. It will be an hour upon
the fire before it boil. When it is clear and enough boiled, pour it out
into woodden vessels to cool. When you are ready to Tun it, have four
Gallons of Black-currants, bruise them in a stone mortar, that they may the
more easily part with their juyce to the Liquor. Put them and their juyce
into the barrel, and pour the cool Liquor upon them, so as the vessel be
quite full. Cover the bung with a plate of lead lying loose on, that the
working of the Liquor may lift it up, as it needeth to cast out the filth.
And still as it worketh over, fill it up with fresh Liquor, made in the
same proportion of honey and water. A moneth after it works no longer, stop
up the bung very close.
TO MAKE VERY GOOD METHEGLIN
Take of all sorts of herbs, that you think are good and wholesome, as Balm,
Minth, Fennel, Rosemary, Angelica, Wild-thyme, Hyssop, Agrimony, Burnet,
and such other as you may like; as also some field herbs; But you must not
put in too many, especially Rose-mary or any strong herb.
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