Garden-Kalendar for the Year 1768 



Feb. 16, 1768. Made then 20 gallons of raisin-wine in a 

 new barrel with one hund : of Malaga-raisins. 



The raisins were good, & cost 253. p r - hund : l Put 6 

 buckets, & two thirds of water. 



March 8. Tunned the raisin-wine, & put to it 10 

 bottles of elder syrop. It just held out. 



March g. Brewed half an Hogsh : of strong beer with 

 six bushels of Rich d - Knight's malt, & three pounds of 

 Turner's hops. 



Well-water. The beer work'd well. 



May 19. Rack'd-off the elder-wine, which worked too 

 much : took from it two quarts of grout, & put to it one 

 pint of brandy. It is sweet, & well flavoured. 



Sep. 12. Bottled-off the elder- wine made Feb. 16: it 

 was fine, & well flavoured. The cask ran seven doz : of 

 bottles : some bottles were very large. 



Sep r - 22. Bottled-off the Hogsh : of port : it was very 

 bright : my share ran n doz : & 10 Bottles. 



Septem r - 23. Made 12 bottles of elder-syrop : put to it 

 10 pounds of coarse sugar. 



DUNG BORROWED IN 1768. 



March 5'*- Of Kelsey dung p d - car : p d - . 4 loads. 



Of Parsons car p d - dung p d - . 2 loads. 



7. Of Hale dung paid car p d - . 2 loads. 



25. Of Hale dung paid car p d - . 4 loads. 



Of Kelsey dung p d - car p d - . 8 loads. 



Of Parsons car p d - dung p d - . 4 loads. 



Ap. 19. Of Parsons car p d - dung p d - . 2 loads. 



June 10. Of Parsons car p d - dung p d - . i load. 



1 Raisins used to be about 235. per cwt. fifty years ago, when all middle- 

 class families made their own wine. [H. M.] 



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