Fairy Wine Recipe

Fairy Wine

From chaela 16 years ago

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10 minutes to make
Serves 8

It is said that if a human drinks from fairy wine, he or she will see fairies. If a fairy happens to drink from the same goblet, then the person will see fairies forevermore. The following is a traditional recipe for fairy wine. Read more See less

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- 7 lbs. elderberries, stripped and stalked
- 3 gallons boiling water
- 6 cloves
- 3 lbs. loaf sugar
- 1 lb. seedless raisins
- 1/2 oz. ground ginger
- 1/2 oz. yeast
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Ingredients

7 lbs. elderberries, stripped and stalked shopping list
3 gallons boiling water shopping list
6 cloves shopping list
3 lbs. loaf sugar shopping list
1 lb. seedless raisins shopping list
1/2 oz. ground ginger shopping list
1/2 oz. yeast shopping list

How to make it

Place the berries in a large pot, and cover with the boiling water.
Let the pot rest for twenty-four hours, then mash the fruit and strain it through a jelly bag.
Place the strained fruit back in the pan, and add the cloves, sugar, raisins, and ginger.
Boil this mixture for one hour, skimming constantly. Let it cool, and add the yeast.
Bottle and cork the mixture, and let it rest for at least three months.

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wholelottarosie62 14 years ago
There is no way I cannot do this. Now I just gotta find elderberry's. Great post
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choclytcandy ate it and said...
thanks for the great posts on how to make your own alcohol.
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dragonwings647 ate it and said...
I have made elderberry wine before and it was amazing. I am sure this will be even more so. See fairies will be an added bonus. Thanks for the terrific post!
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chaela 15 years ago
a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar.
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dreamweaver 15 years ago
what is loaf sugar???
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turlak 16 years ago
Could I use blackberries?
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divinelee 16 years ago
doesn't sound all that bad. I could use a little more fey magic in my life...if I can find some elder berries. Thanks for posting this.
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chaela 16 years ago
thats just fine thank you1
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mrtnzangel8 16 years ago
What an interesting post! Hope you don't mind I added it to a group...
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Reviewed by 4 people

I have made elderberry wine before and it was amazing. I am sure this will be even more so. See fairies will be an added bonus. Thanks for the terrific post!

dragonwings647 in Duchesne loved it
thanks for the great posts on how to make your own alcohol.

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