oots and Herbs half an hour; Then take out the
Roots and Herbs, and put in the Spices grosly beaten in a Canvass-bag,
_viz._ Cloves, Mace, of each half an Ounce, and as much Cinnamon, of Nutmeg
an Ounce, with two Ounces of Ginger, and a Gallon of Honey: boil all these
together half an hour longer, but do not skim it at all: let it boil in,
and set it a cooling after you have taken it off the fire. When it is cold,
put six spoonfuls of barm to it, and let it work twelve hours at least;
then Tun it, and put a little Limon-peel into it: and then you may bottle
it, if you please.

ANOTHER OF THE SAME LADY

To four Gallons of water put one Gallon of honey; warm the water Luke-warm
before you put in your honey; when it is dissolved, set it over the fire,
and let it boil half an hour with these Spices grosly beaten and put in a
Canvass-bag: namely, half an Ounce of Ginger, two Nutmegs, a few Cloves
and a little Mace; and in the boiling put in a quart of cold water to raise
the scum, which you must take clean off in the boiling. If you love herbs,
put in a little bundle of Rosemary, Bays, Sweet-marjoram and Eglantine. Let
it stand till it is cold, then put into it half a pint of Ale-barm, and let
it work twelve hours; then Tun it, but take out the bundle of herbs first.

TO MAKE METHEGLIN

Take to every Gallon of Honey, three Gallons of water, and put them
together and set them over so gentle a fire, as you might endure to break
it in the water with your hand. When the Honey is all melted, put in an
Egg, and let it fall gently to the bottom; and if your Egg rise up again to
the top of the Liquor, then it is strong enough of the Honey. But if it lie
at the bottom, you must put in more honey, and stir it, till it doth rise.
If your honey be very good, it will bear half a Gallon of water more to a
Gallon of Honey. Then take Sweet-bryar, Bays, Rosemary, Thyme, Marjoram,
Savoury, of each a good handfull, which you must tye up all together in a
bundle. This Proportion of Herbs will be sufficient for twelve Gallons of
Metheglin; and according to the quantity of Metheglin you make, you must
add or diminish your Herbs. When you have put these things together, set it
over a quick fire, and let it boil as fast as you can for half an hour or
better, skiming of it very clean and clarifying it with the whites of two
or three Eggs. Then take it from the fire, and put it into some clean
vessel or other, and let it stand till the next mor