Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Sage Wine 2
Archaeological evidence indicates that herbal wines were used medicinally since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians. We also know that the ancient people associated sage with longevity and…
Archaeological evidence indicates that herbal wines were used medicinally since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians. We also know that the ancient people associated sage with longevity and…
Herbal wines can be made from the leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots of any edible herb from lavender, elderberry, elderflower, chamomile, and parsley to ginger, aloe vera, tea, peppermint, and…
This post is about wine made from roses NOT wine made from grapes. The latter, spelled rosé, is a common, popular light drink especially appreciated in the summer and a…
After consulting the 1909 book Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines by my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, I am confused about the difference between champagne cider and cider…
Meriam-Webster dictionary defines champagne cider as “a sparkling cider that is matured in vats and then fermented in bottles to produce effervescence”. My paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, includes two…
Wine can be made from both the flowers and berries of various elder plants including American elder (Sambucus canadensis) and European elder (S. nigra). In her book, Old Time Recipes…
Although the wine we know today as orange wine has no orange in it, my paternal grandmother, Helen S Wright, included 4 recipes for wine using oranges in her book,…
Most gooseberries in the US are either Ribes uva-crispa (European gooseberry), Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry), or a variant of one of these. Fruit from European gooseberries are larger and reportedly…
In her book, Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines (published in 1909), my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included 8 recipes for gooseberry wine. Although Grandmother did not specify…
In her book, Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines (published 1909), my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright included 8 recipes using gooseberries. Although she did not specify the kind…