An excellent family wine may be made of equal parts of red, white,
and black currants, ripe cherries, and raspberries, well bruised,
and mixed with soft water, in the proportion of 4 lbs. of fruit to 1
gallon of water. When strained and pressed, 3 lbs. of moist sugar are
to be added to each gallon of liquid. After standing open for three
days, during which it is to be stirred frequently, it is to be put
into a barrel, and left for a fortnight to work, when a ninth part of
the brandy is to be added, and the whole bunged down. In a few months
it will be a most excellent wine.