[Sca-cooks] Mrs. Penn's Apple Beer...

[Stefan li Rous]

Adamantius said:
> Sorry if I presume, but since a couple of people very quickly asked
> for the recipe privately once I mentioned it on this list, I figured
> I'd post it here, even though it is more or less OOP.
Thanks. But remind me, what year is this recipe from?
>
>   From "Penn Family Recipes," copyright Evelyn Abraham Benson 1966,
> pub. George Shumway, York, PA:
>
> "[Apple beer]
> [95]
>
> stamp apels and strain them as usuly for Cyder,
> then take the Liquor and warm it
> and put it upon the malt,
> then when it is Com throu boyle it,
> and then worke it Like other bere,
> when it is put into vesells put 3 pound of hard suger
> in to the quantaty of an hogsheed,
> a few hops should bee boyled in it --"
Awk! My first thought was that I've seen 15th and 16th Century recipes 
which were more understandable. But after re-reading it a couple of 
times it is clearer. "put it upon the malt" must mean pour it through 
malted grain. Lots of figuring out still to do, like "worke it like 
other bere". What is the volume of a hogshead?

Stefan
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