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Blackberry Wine Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
10 pounds or 2 gallons of blackberries, sorted, washed, and drained
8 pounds sugar
1 package dry yeast
15 pints water 1 cup brandy
Directions:
Directions:
Put berries in 5 gallon crock and crush well. Boil sugar and water 5 minutes and let cool before adding to the berries. Mix well and then add yeast. Stir twice a day for 7 days, making sure no fruit flies get into the wine. Strain and put in clean bottles. Put balloons on bottles until wine quits working, approximately 10 days. Siphon clear wine off and add 1 cup brandy. Bottle and seal.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
A lot
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Days and days
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
When Dorothy contributed this, she said, "This was the year, 1995, for me to make wine. There was to be no canning this year, but friends dropped off so much produce something had to be done with it, and it was the easiest way I knew." Really?

 

 

 

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