To restore Wine that has turned sour or sharp
January 16th, 2019
Fill a bag with leek-seed, or of leaves or twisters of vine, and put either of them to infuse in the cask.
Source: Our Knowledge Box, ed. G. Blackie
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December 27th, 2018
Put in a bag the root of wild horse-radish cut in bits. Let it down in the wine, and leave it there two days; take this out, and put another, repeating the same till the wine is perfectly restored. Or fill a bag with wheat; it will have the same effect.
Source: Our Knowledge Box, ed. G. Blackie
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October 16th, 2017
Put into a panful a spoonful of grated horse-radish, it will keep it sweet for days.
Source: The White House Cookbook, F.L. Gillette
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January 1st, 2008
Acescent: becoming, or tending to be or to become, sour.
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