[Sca-cooks] FREEZING WINE--Sources

[Mark.S Harris]

Johnna Holloway said:
> When you freeze cider you get applejack!!!
> And that was quite a popular thing to do
> when New England had reliable cold winters
> and everyone had a cider press and apples.
> Brown has an entire chapter on it.

Correct. However, this works by concentrating the alchol by
removing the water that turns into ice. In the original suggestion,
the wine was frozen and the entire amount was later melted and
mixed together again. So, I don't think that the original
suggestion would raise the alcohol precentage.

> Another paper on distillation is
> Wilson, C. Anne. "Burnt Wine and Cordial
> Waters: The Early Days of Distilling"
> Folk Life, 1975, pp. 54-65.

Thank you for this referance. This is the first I've heard of
this book. Considering who the author is, I think this would
be a good one to get for anyone interested in period distilled
beverages.

Stefan li Rous