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body and strength, but mellowness and perfume are charac- 

 teristics mostly sought for in dinner wines. (See Chaptal 

 and Johnson's Encyclopaedia.) 



Among home-made wines, Gooseberry wine is thought 

 most to resemble Champagne. 



CHAMPAGNE WINE OP GOOSEBERRIES. 



Gather on a dry day one bushel of the best cultivated 

 gooseberries, just before they turn to ripen. Bruise them 

 very thoroughly ; then pour upon them three gallons of 

 scalding water, and put them into an open headed cask that 

 has been previously charred. Cover the cask with a blanket ; 

 stir them daily two or three times for four days ; press them, 

 and to every gallon of the juice put three pounds of loaf or 

 good white Havana sugar powdered ; let it dissolve. After 

 it has fermented for twelve or fourteen days, being filled 

 daily so that the impurities may run over, put the bung on 

 lightly, gradually making it firmer, till at the third day it is 

 driven in perfectly air-tight. Let it stand in the same tem- 

 perature without being stirred till December, when, on a 

 clear, dry day, it should be racked off, and have one eighth of 

 the best brandy added to it. It may now be again left till 

 June, when, if not found bright and clear, it may be refined 

 by the beaten whites of six eggs. Bottle it in fresh bottles 

 with new corks, and after corking them dip the neck of the 

 bottle in bottle-cement. 



WORMS, SLUGS, &c. These frequently destroy the 

 appearance of garden walks, and some of the slug and snail 

 kind infest plants. To destroy them, water the soil with 

 salt and water, putting not more than two pounds of salt to 

 four gallons of water. Slices of turnips scattered over beds 

 of plants will gather slugs and snails, which thus, on the fol- 

 lowing morning, may be removed and destroyed. 



