Basic Fruit Wine(Blackberry, Elderberry, Huckleberry) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

fruit
2 to 3 lb. sugar
1 tsp. dry yeast
1/2 slice bread

Preparation

Wash fruit.
Put in large kettle and cover with water.
Cook until soft, but not mushy.
Strain juice through cloth.
Cool. Measure into stone or enamel crock or jar.
For each gallon of juice, add 2 to 3 pounds of sugar.
Mix 1 teaspoon of dry yeast into a paste and spread on half slice of bread.
Place yeast side down on juice.
When juice begins to foam, remove bread.
It will work several days.
Skim as needed.