m put it on the fruit; it must be well bruised, cover it
close, and let it stand three days; skim it every day as the skim
rises, and put it thro' a hair sieve, adding a pound of loaf sugar;
when you put it into the vessel close it up, and when it is fine bottle
it.

314. _To make_ ORANGE SHRUB.

Take seville oranges when they are full ripe, to three dozen of oranges
put half a dozen of large lemons, pare them very thin, the thinner the
better, squeeze the lemons and oranges together, strain the juice thro'
a hair sieve, to a quart of the juice put a pound and a quarter of loaf
sugar; about three dozen of oranges (if they be good) will make a quart
of juice, to every quart of juice, put a gallon of brandy, put it into
a little barrel with an open bung with all the chippings of your
oranges, and bung it up close; when it is fine bottle it.

This is a pleasant dram, and ready for punch all the year.

315. _To make_ STRONG MEAD.

Take twelve gallons of water, eight pounds of sugar, two quarts of
honey, and a few cloves, when your pan boils take the whites of eight
or ten eggs, beat them very well, put them into your water before it be
hot, and whisk them very well together; do not let it boil but skim it
as it rises till it has done rising, then put it into your tub; when it
is about blood warm put to it three spoonfuls of new yeast; take eight
or nine lemons, pare them and squeeze out the juice, put them both
together into your tub, and let them work two or three days, then put
it into your barrel, but it must not be too full; take two or three
pennyworth of isinglass, cut as small as you can, beat it in a mortar
about a quarter of an hour, it will not make it small; but that it may
dissolve sooner, draw out a little of the mead into a quart mug, and
let it stand within the air of the fire all night; take the whites of
three eggs, beat them very well, mix them with your isinglas, whisk
them together, and put them into your barrel, bung it up, and when it
is fine bottle it.

You may order isinglass this way to put into any sort of made wine.

316. _To make_ MEAD _another Way_.

Take a quart of honey, three quarts of water, put your honey into the
water, when it is dissolved, take the whites of four or five eggs,
whisk and beat them very well together and put them into your pan; boil
it while the skim rises, and skim it very clean; put it into your tub,
when it is warm put in two or three spoonfuls of light y