Wine Making In 5 Gallon Crock - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 qt. berries (elderberries, blackberries, grapes)
    11 1/4 lb. sugar (2 1/4 lb./gal.)
    small bottle ReaLemon lemon juice concentrate
Preparation
    Heat berries in water up to a boiling point only.
    Cool slightly.
    Put sugar into crock.
    Add water to dissolve.
    Add berries and stir.
    Adding a small bottle of ReaLemon to elderberries when mixing will add to the flavor.
    Fill crock with tap water to within about 2 1/2 to 3-inches from the top.
    Mix thoroughly.
    Cover with white cloth and tie down to make sure no fruit flies get to the inside.

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