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mead may be made more or less generous, according to the 
quantity of honey given to it, and forms an excellent sto- 
machic. ‘In coughs it excites more expectoration, and is 
gently laxative.” As an economical apiarian will not al- 
low any part of his produce to be wasted, the linens which 
have been used for filtering the honey should be rinsed in 
the water destined for the mead. Ifthe linen has been well 
saturated with the honey, the strength of the mead will be 
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considerably increased. 
To make the compound mead the following directions 
may be observed: During the time that the quantity of 
honey and water, as above, is boiling, some raisins, cut in 
two, must be boiled, allowing half a pound of raisins to six 
pounds of honey, and four pints of water are necessary to 
boil them properly. The liquor being diminished one half, 
it is strained through a linen, slightly squeezing the raisins, 
and is then mixed with the decoction of honey and water, 
and the whole is boiled together for a short time; a toasted 
crust of bread, steeped in beer, is then put into it, and, hay- 
ing taken off the scum which has formed afresh, the whole 
is taken off the fire and allowed to subside. It is gently 
poured into a barrel, into which has been put an ounce of 
salt of tartar dissolved in a glass of spirit of wine, particu- 
lar care being taken, as before, that the barrel is quite full. 
Tt must then be exposed to the influence of the sun with 
the bung out, or in a chamber heated by a stove, keeping 
the barrel constantly full, until no more froth is emitted, 
when the bung may be fastened and the barrel put into 
the cellar, where it must remain a few months before it is 
fit for use. To render this mead more agreeable, five or 
six drops of the essence of cinnamon may be mixed with 
the spirit of wine in which the salt of tartar has been dis- 
solved. Some pieces of lemon-peel, or the sirup of goose- 
berries, cherries, strawberries, or aromatic flowers, may be 
mixed with it, according to the palate of the fabricator. 
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