Ginger into it, onely to give it a taste thereof, and let it have a little
walm of heat after it. Then take and put it into a Woodden vessel, (which
must be well scalded, least it taste of any thing) let it stand all night,
and the next morning strain it through a sieve of hair.

Then if you please, you may boil up your grounds that are in the bottome of
the vessel with three or four quarts of water; and when it is cold, strain
it, to the rest, and put to it a little good light barm. That which you
make in the winter, you must let it stand three days and three nights
covered up, before you bottle it up; and two nights in summer, and then
bottle it up. But be sure, you scum off the barm before the bottling up.

Your Vessel, which you intend to boil your Meath in, must stand in
scalding water, whilst you boil your Meath; it will drink up the less of
your Meath. Four spoonfuls of good new Ale-barm will serve for five quarts
of honey. As you desire your Metheglin in strength, so take at the first
either of the quantities of water. Five quarts is reasonable.


HYDROMEL AS I MADE IT WEAK FOR THE QUEEN MOTHER

Take 18 quarts of spring-water, and one quart of honey; when the water is
warm, put the honey into it. When it boileth up, skim it very well, and
continue skimming it, as long as any scum will rise. Then put in one Race
of Ginger (sliced in thin slices,) four Cloves, and a little sprig of green
Rosemary. Let these boil in the Liquor so long, till in all it have boiled
one hour. Then set it to cool, till it be blood-warm; and then put to it a
spoonful of Ale-yest. When it is worked up, put it into a vessel of a fit
size; and after two or three days, bottle it up. You may drink it after six
weeks, or two moneths.