In 1896 a good book was published, called “Farmers Manual”
Inside, two handwritten recipes were found. Transcribed as seen:
Elder Blossom Wine Pick the Blossoms from
the Stems Take one “quart of Blossoms to one
gallon of water heat the Water Boiling then
Pour it on the Blossoms Let it Stand one
Hour Strain then add three Pounds of Shugar
then a little so the Sugar Disolves Let it
come to a boil and Skim after it cools of
a Little then add ‘one Lemmon one table
Spoonful of hops yeast then let it Stand
twenty four hours and Strain and *u
dont cor* to (l)ight for a few days
and Keep in a cool place you can grate
the Lemmon as Slice it to get the Strentt
out of to
Receip(t)t for Golden Oil
I Quart of Linseed Oil
I Oz Hemlock Oil
I Oz Cedar Oil
I Oz Sasafras Oil
I Oz Organum Oil
I Oz Camphor Gum
1/4 Oil of Spike
(*) = unreadable