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C^^rmf, which do hurt eaten raw , and when the body is heated, 
may do much good,if made wine,or dried.! once fent you a Receipt, 
which! received from WMewhrngh F.R.S. ("who is cunoufly skil- 
ful inexcraaingrichliquors, and juftly famous for his healing ex- 
traft from Elderberries Jciovf co make the befi: wine of chernes, znd 
to make Flum-mm: vjhich later, in his way, haih aaaufterenes^ that 
muft be allay'd,when 'f is in the glafs, with a little Sugary and noE 
till drawn. *Tis but from a wild black Plum, much bigger than a 
damfm, round and full of juice, of no harfli or unpleafant auftericy; 
and (doubtlefsjthey will yield a good Spirit for Brandy, And fome 
kinds of thofe black and ruflfet-fawny Plums may be dried in a 
kind of Solar ftove,made in a Summer- wall for Prunes, if your 'Win- 
ter do not overtake you; or, if that feafon faileth , they may be 
dried in a Culinary oven. Thefe Trees bear abundantly , and from 
a fmali parcel of ground , of no great depth : And Cherries and 
Plums make hafte to regratify the Planter. I have rafled a moft de- 
licious Bonello ( or winy liquor extrafied by infufions, and com- 
pounded with fugar) for the Summer heat,madeof the red Garden- 
currantSy by curious Ligons inftruflions. And a Noble Perfon , fa- 
mous for a curious paiat , did in my hearing extol a wine mjde of 
Goofe^berries ^htyox^d imagination. And I have often drank a 
Rafberrj'Vpme, much different , and far more excellent than any of 
the mixtures, with Syrrup of Rasberries, or any of the ordinary 
infufions. By thefe , and other inftances, which I now forbear, f 
am perfv»radedjihat many Secrets for the befi: way of obtaining rich 
Vinous liquors are not yet publifhed, and the Author is truly wor- 
thy, to whom they fliould be communicated. And his merits will 
engage him for many more Impreflions* In all this I do not mean to^ 
detrad from the Author's way of making Currant wine , Rajberry - 
rpine^ or any other of his diredions , but only to invite him in all 
to inquire the Methods which fucceed beft. And I am not without 
hopeof prevailing with my worthy and friendly Neighbour Mr. 
JSfervburgh y tofendyoufomeof his Experiments in this kind, that 
the worthy Author may compare them for his next Impreffi- 
on. Sir Ke». Digb/s Poft-hume hath great: varietie of Me- 
theglins\ but he takes not a fufficient compafs for other vinous 
liquors. 
3, Our Author faith Cb.^.feci.^^p.i^^ ^ Gree^^ and crnde herbs 
do dull and flatten the ff kits of liquors into which they are infufeL 
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