Lemon Cider

Classification: lemonade, lemons, raisins

Source: John Dittmann (jason@world.std.com), r.c.b., 4/20/95

This is a recipe from the book "Popular Lithuanian Recipes", Josephine Dauzvardis, Lithuanian Catholic Press, Chicago, 1955.

Ingredients: (for 1 gallon)

8 lemons
1 C raisins
2 Gallons boiling water
2 1/2 lb Sugar
Champagne yeast

Procedure:

Wash and slice lemons. Remove seeds. Rinse raisins. place in fermentation vessel. Pour on water. When cooled pitch yeast. When fermentation slows remove fruit and rack to secondary. After a week filter and bottle.I have not tried this recipe yet, but plan to in the near future. I will update with results. If anyone else tries this please let me know how it turns out and the processes used.