Sounds almost like a Mrs beaton recipe to me
she has some old wine and alcoholic ginger beer recipes which she always talks about pecks and loaf sugar in her recipes as amounts
some of the recipes of her day seam quite intresting a few below
Taken From
Title: The Book of Household Management
Author: Mrs. Isabella Beeton
First Published in a Bound Edition 1861.
GINGER WINE.
1819. INGREDIENTS.--To 9 gallons of water allow 27 lbs. of loaf sugar, 9
lemons, 12 oz. of bruised ginger, 3 tablespoonfuls of yeast, 2 lbs. of
raisins stoned and chopped, 1 pint of brandy.
ELDER WINE.
A VERY SIMPLE AND EASY METHOD OF MAKING A VERY SUPERIOR ORANGE WINE.
MALT WINE.
1824. INGREDIENTS.--5 gallons of water, 28 lbs. of sugar, 6 quarts of
sweet-wort, 6 quarts of tun, 3 lbs. of raisins, 1/2 lb. of candy, 1 pint
of brandy.
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