HOME-MADE WINES 55 
corks should fit well and be put in with a proper corking 
machine, or failing that be forced in very tightly. A 
good recipe for the sealing-wax is as follows: 
One pound white resin. 
One ounce cinnabar or vermilion. 
Half ounce boiled linseed oil. 
‘Three ounces prepared chalk. 
Melt the resin in a tin over a slow fire, then add some 
of the linseed oil. Test by dropping a teaspoonful of 
the mixture on a cold stone. If the resin has lost its 
brittleness enough oil has been added, but if it is still 
brittle add more oil. Mix in the chalk and vermilion, 
and stir till all lumps are dissolved. It is then ready for 
using, and a little can be poured on the cork and neck 
of each bottle. Remember always to keep the bottles 
on their side in a cool place 
