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The Swarm: Gallon

This is simplicity itself, and Thorley gives us another simple recipe for mead, which, he affirms, is "not inferior to the Best of foreign Wines." "Put three pounds of the finest Honey to one Gallon of Water; boil it half an Hour (well scummed) then put in while boiling two Lemon Peels to each Gallon of the unboiled mixture. Work it with Yeast, then put it in your vessel with the Peel, to stand five or six months, and bottle it off for your use. "N. B. If you chuse to keep it several years put four Pounds to a Gallon."