Homemade Raisin Wine Recipe

How to make it

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• Place the raisins, sugar, and the lemon in a large stone or ceramic jar.
• Add 6 quarts of boiling water and stir every day for a week, covering with a towel.
• Then strain and bottle. Let sit for another 10 to 12 days.
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• Method 2
• To two pounds of raisins (cut in half if desired), add three quarts of cold water.
• Either place the mixture on a corner of the range and let it simmer for two or three days or boil it until one-third of the water has evaporated.
• A few tablespoons of sugar and a handful of stick cinnamon can be added if additional sweetness and flavoring are wished.
• When cold strain through a fine cloth.
• The strength of the wine depends largely upon the quality of the raisins.
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• Method 3
• Seed and chop 1 lb. raisins, put into a stone jar with 1/2 lb. sugar andhalf a sliced lemon.
• Pour over 2 quarts boiling water and stir till sugar
• has dissolved.
• Cover with muslin and stir every day for a week.
• Then strain and bottle.
• Ready for use in 10 or 12 days.
• (The 2nd and 3rd Recipe are from Joan Nathan)