sliced, six Cloves bruised, and a little stick of Cinamon, and sow these
Spices in a little bag, and stop it well; and it will be fit for use within
a fortnight, and will last half a year. If you will have your Metheglin
stronger, put into it a greater quantity of honey.


MY LORD HOLLIS HYDROMEL

In four parts of Springwater dissolve one part of honey, or so much as the
Liquor will bear an Egge to the breadth of a Groat. Then boil it very well,
and that all the scum be taken away. He addeth nothing to it but a small
proportion of Ginger sliced: of which He putteth half to boil in the
Liquor, after all the scum is gone; and the other half He putteth into a
bag, and hangeth in the bung, when it is tunned. The Ginger must be very
little, not so much as to make the Liquor taste strongly of it, but to
quicken it. I should like to adde a little proportion of Rosemary, and a
greater of Sweet-bryar leaves, in the boiling. As also, to put into the
barrel a tost of white bread with mustard, to make it work. He puts nothing
to it; but his own strength in time makes it work of it self. It is good to
drink after a year.


A RECEIPT FOR WHITE METHEGLIN

Take to every quart of honey, 4, 5, or 6, quarts of water; boil it on a
good quick fire as long as any scum riseth; as it boils, put about half a
pint of water at a time very often, and scum it very well as it riseth; and
be sure to keep it up to the same height and quantity as at the first: Put
into it a little Rosemary, according to the quantity that you make, and
boil it half a quarter of an hour; scum it very well. You may put a little