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Ingredients

  • 10 medium sized beets (red)
  • water
  • 2 1/2 lb. sugar
  • 1/2 cake compressed yeast
  • 1 piece toast
  • 1 Tbsp. raisins
  • black pepper

Method

  • Cut beets fine; add water to cover and cook until tender. Drain well and let stand until next day.
  • Add sugar to one gallon beet juice.
  • Add enough black pepper that will stay on a ten cent piece.
  • Cook for 10 minutes.
  • When the beets and water are warm like milk, pour through a cheesecloth.
  • Add the yeast spread on toast and 1 tablespoons raisins.
  • Set in a warm place 10 days, then put through cloth again.
  • Bottle it and in 10 days it is like Port wine.