Potato Wine
http://www.wensleydale.org/Wensleydale/PickoftheDales/PotatoWine.aspx
This is a simple (allegedly Yorkshire) recipe requiring no special equipment. No, I haven't tried making myself and I don't know what is meant by 1/2 gallon of potatoes! I suppose it means filling up a gallon sized pan to halfway with potatoes. Anyway, this recipe could be scaled down to a quarter of the quantity, thus:
- Wash well but do not peel 1/2 gallon small potatoes.
- Put them into a pan with 1 gallon of water.
- Bring to boil for 5 min (If any longer the potatoes might burst and make wine cloudy)
- Have ready a stone jar or bowl.
- Put into the jar 3 lb Demerara sugar, the rind of 2 sliced lemons.
- Strain over this through a sieve the boiled liquor from the potatoes, stir the dissolved sugar, and return to pan.
- A piece of bruised ginger may be added if liked.
- Boil for 1/2 hour then strain into bowl and when cold bottle, add about a couple of raisins to each bottle.
- Cork lightly.
http://www.wensleydale.org/Wensleydale/PickoftheDales/PotatoWine.aspx
This is a simple (allegedly Yorkshire) recipe requiring no special equipment. No, I haven't tried making myself and I don't know what is meant by 1/2 gallon of potatoes! I suppose it means filling up a gallon sized pan to halfway with potatoes. Anyway, this recipe could be scaled down to a quarter of the quantity, thus:
- Wash well but do not peel 1/8 gallon (a pint measure?) of small potatoes
- Put them into a pan with 4 pints of water
- Bring to boil for 5 mins
- Put 12 oz of Demerara sugar and the rind of (lets say 1) lemon into a bowl and strain over the liquid from the potatoes.
- Return to the pan (minus the potatoes!)
- Boil for 1/2 hour and then strain into a bowl,
- When cold, bottle and add a few raisins to each bottle
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