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To Arrest Fermentation

Dip a strip of linen or cotton, an inch wide and seven inches long, into melted sulphur. Fasten a wire into the bung of a 60-gallon cask, so that the end will hang about the middle of the inside of the cask, bend the end up to form a hook, place the sulphur tape on the hook, ignite it, and insert it in the cask, bunging loosely. In about an hour the cask will be impregnated with sulphurous acid; then withdraw the match, and fill up with wine, hour, settle and filter. and bung up tight. This will stop further 771. To Make Curaçoa. Slice the out- . This is a good plan for white side peel very thin from 60 bitter oranges; wines, but not for red wines, as sulphur in- infuse for 15 days with 4 drachms bruised jures their color. Sulphite (not sulphate) of cinnamon, and 2 drachms bruised mace, in 5 lime is also sometimes employed to arrest fer- gallons 95 per cent. French spirit, stirring mentation. (See No. 835.) an every day. Then add 25 pounds white sugar dissolved in 2 gallons water; color with 4 ounces essence of anise seed, which dissolve caramel (see No. 694); stir thoroughly, and in 2 gallons 95 per cent. alcohol. Add 103 gallons sugar syrup 10° Baumé. Stir 15 filter.