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A family friend, Richard Yingst Sr., offered to share this currant wine recipe with readers.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups red currants
• 6 cups water
• 5 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon yeast

Directions:

1. Crush currants with a potato masher, and mix all ingredients together in a 1-gallon jar.
2. Cover jar opening with a cloth secured with a rubber band, and then set outside in a protected location to ferment.
3. Stir gently once a day for seven days. Allow to rest another seven days.
4. Strain into a new jar and allow to rest another few days, to finish fermenting.
5. Bottle wine and cap loosely for a few more days before sealing for storage. Store in a cool, dark place.

Learn how to grow and harvest currants in All About Growing Currants.

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