OLD AMERICAN GRAPE WINE

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This recipe is very old and was traced back to the American revolution. It takes 13 days to brew. Then you make this you are reliving a past time and breath life back into our history. Why not make this brew for a centenial or other special gathering and keep our traditions alive

Provided by Stormy Stewart

Categories     Cocktails

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 qt boiling water
2 lb brown sugar
2 qt grape juice
2 c raisins
1 yeast cake

Steps:

  • 1. Boil water in stone crock Dissolve brown sugar in boiling water Add grape juice and raisins Allow mixture to to cool Separately, dissolve yeast in a little warm water. When mixture is lukewarm; add in dissolved yeast
  • 2. Let stand for 10 days, stirring once each day. Strain out raisins from mixture Mash these raisins into a pulp and let dry Add raisin pulp back into mixture
  • 3. Let stand for 3 more days Strain mixture into bottle, and cork

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