Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Juniper-Berry Wine
Karen Well known to gin drinkers, juniper berries are not true berries but the cones of Juniperus communis and made up of fleshy scales. They have a distinctive flavor and are…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Ginger Wine
Ginger beer is a super market commodity, but how about ginger wine? While it may not grace the shelves of the local market, ginger wine has been around since at…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Frontignac Wine
My paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included a recipe for Frontignac Wine in her book, Old Time Reciepes for Home Made Wine, published in 1909. The recipe includes raisins and…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Balm Wine
Balm, perhaps better known as lemon balm, is a herbaceous perennial and member of the mint family, Labiatae, that also includes basil, rosemary, and ajuga. It is native to the…
Old Time Recipies for Home Made Wine: Barley Wine
Barley wine goes back to ancient times when the Greek military commander and historian Xenophon mentioned it in his History of the Persian wars. Xenophon’s beverage, however, predates the use…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Fine Brandy Shrub
Shrub is a term that can be applied to two different types of drinks The first goes back to 17th century England and refers to a combination of citrus juice…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Tomato Wine
Tomato wine has been around from the mid 1800s but has never been very popular. Although it resembles white wine in aroma and taste it is also rather acidic which…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Sarsaparilla Mead
In her book, Old Time Recipes for Home made Wines, my paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, gives a recipe for sarsaparilla mead that calls for Spanish sarsaparilla. Sarsaparilla belongs to…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Raisin Wine
Raison wine dates back to pre-Roman times when grapes were dried to concentrate their juices. Such wines are still being made in northern Italy, Greece and the French Alps with…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Spruce Beer
My paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included one recipe for spruce beer in her book, Old Time recipes for Home Made Wine. Spruce beer was important to the indigenous people…