[Sca-cooks] Chinese Sharbets (Was The Rock)

[Alec Story]

Not currently :(

I'm regretting not buying an earthenware pot, but I'll look for enamel.

I do have a lab glassware pyrex beaker... any idea if that's safe to use on
a glass stove?

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 5:56 PM, Guenievre de Monmarche <
guenievre at erminespot.com> wrote:

> Do you have something enamel lined? Might be easier to get than a
> “stoneware” pot...
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 10:13 AM Joel Lord <jpl at ilk.org> wrote:
>
> > Grape juice is just acidic enough to pick up the metal.  Taste would go
> > metallic very quickly.  Just say no.
> >
> >
> > On 9/20/18 10:09 AM, Alec Story wrote:
> > > Since you asked me to share...
> > >
> > > Here's what I've been working on:
> > > https://brewing.alecstory.org/2018/07/two-thirst-waters-for-
> pennsic.html
> > -
> > > there are some posts immediately before it exploring other examples.
> > >
> > > Last weekend I bought 72 pounds of zinfandel grapes to make wine with
> > (and
> > > hauled them back on the bus, because this is my life, apparently), and
> > I've
> > > reserved a few cups of unfermented juice to make a sharbet:
> > >
> > > """
> > > Grape Thirst-Water
> > > Take some quantity of fresh grapes.  Crush them and strain off the
> dregs
> > so
> > > that it’s clean.  Boil over a slow fire.  Use thickness as a signal.
> > Take
> > > it out and store it in a clean stoneware vessel.  By no means put it
> in a
> > > copper or iron vessel.  If the grapes are [already] cooked, you may not
> > use
> > > them.  When done, you may make wine with it.  When the time approaches,
> > > consider adding refined honey and rosewood [Dalbergia hupeana, D.
> > > odorifera, or sandalwood Santalum album] powder, and a little borneol
> and
> > > musk.
> > > """
> > >
> > > I'm considering just saying "heck with it" and using an aluminum pot,
> > > although it's really interesting that the recipe admonishes you to not
> > use
> > > metal.  I probably need to do this soon before the refrigerated juice
> > > starts to go off, and may not have time to go shopping for something
> more
> > > appropriate.
> > >
> > > - Þórfinnr
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Alec Story