Mead
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Boil half the water, and dissolve the sugar in it. Add the rest of the water and leave until 37°C (body temperature). Add the rind from the lemon, and the lemon slices, and the tiny barely pea sized piece of fresh yeast. Leave in room temperature until the next day. Now, sieve and pour into bottles (large soda bottles are fine). Add a few raisins to each bottle, and don't close the cap too tightly. Store in the fridge or in a cool cellar. The mead is ready when the raisins have risen to the top.
Boil half the water, and dissolve the sugar in it. Add the rest of the water and leave until 37°C (body temperature). Add the rind from the lemon, and the lemon slices, and the tiny barely pea sized piece of fresh yeast. Leave in room temperature until the next day. Now, sieve and pour into bottles (large soda bottles are fine). Add a few raisins to each bottle, and don't close the cap too tightly. Store in the fridge or in a cool cellar. The mead is ready when the raisins have risen to the top.
Introduction
Fizzy drink drunk around May day in Finland. Absolutely delicious!
Fizzy drink drunk around May day in Finland. Absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
Serves: 0
Metric
Cups
- 3 lemons (rind off, throw away the pith, cut into slices)
- ¼ yeast (raisins)
- 8 litres water
- ½ kilogram brown sugar
- ½ kilogram caster sugar
- 3 lemons (rind off, throw away the pith, cut into slices)
- ¼ yeast (raisins)
- 14 pints water
- 1⅛ pounds brown sugar
- 1⅛ pounds superfine sugar
Method
Mead is a community recipe submitted by AnLi and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Additional Information
This is absolutely delicious, and suitable for children because even if it's a bit alcoholic, it's really just a tiny tiny bit (I've been served it since childhood, and my parents were strict enough).
This is absolutely delicious, and suitable for children because even if it's a bit alcoholic, it's really just a tiny tiny bit (I've been served it since childhood, and my parents were strict enough).
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