Walnut Mead - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 lbs honey
1 gallon water
24 walnut leaves
1 cake yeast

Preparation

Boil honey and water together for 45 minutes.
Pour, boiling hot, over walnut leaves and let stand overnight.
Remove leaves and add yeast.
Cover with an oversized lid and let stand for two or three days.
Cover tightly and let stand for three months.
Bottle.