Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Lemon Wine
Karen Although not common, lemon wine does have its enthusiasts and the Internet has at least several recipes for making it. My paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, in her book Old…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Hop Beer
My paternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included the recipes for several beers including this on in her book Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine. Although I don’t know if…
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 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 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 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…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Morello Wine
Morello cherries are a sour, very dark red cherries native to Europe and southwest Asia. They were cultivated by the Greeks as early as 300 BC and were popular with…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine: Mountain Wine
The Spanish city of Malaga is known for the very fine raisins they produce from Muscatel grapes. These Muscatel grape is very sweet and has anintense flavor; It originated in…