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Fifteen pounds of cherries, two pounds of currants. Bruise them together. Mix with them two-thirds of the kernel, and put hte whole of the cherries, currants, and kernels into a barrel, with one-quarter pound of sugar to every pint of juice. The barrel must be quite full. Cover the barrel with vine leaves, and sand above them, and let it …

Pull off the stalks of the cherries, and mash them without breaking the stones; then press them hard through a hair bag, and to every gallon of liquor, put two pounds of sugar. The vessel must be full, and let it work as long as it makes a noise in the vessel; then stop it up close for a month …

One gallon of good whiskey, one and one half pints of wild black cherries bruised so as to break the stones, two ounces of common almonds shelled, two ounces of white sugar, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon, one-quarter teaspoon cloves, one-quarter teaspoonful nutmeg, all bruised. Let stand twelve to thirteen days, and draw off. This, with the addiiton of one-half gallon of …

One quart of rum to one quart of wild cherries, and three-quarters pound of sugar. Put into a jug, and at first give it a frequent shake. Let it stand for severa months before you pour off and bottle. A little water put on to the cherries left in the jug will make a pleasant and less ardent drink.

Four quarts of wild cherries stemmed and well washed, four quarts of water. Skim every few days. Then strain, add three-quarters pound sugar to each quart of liquid, and let ferment again. This takes about two weeks. When it stops working, add rum, –about two bottles full for this quantity. (It is good without any rum.)