Blackberry Wine
2 & 1/2 pounds fresh Blackberries
3 cups Sugar
2 cups Hot Water
Let the berries set out in a large bowl for about four weeks, stirring
them occasionally. The berries will get a rank smell and may begin to
mold.
With mortar and pestle, crush the berries into as smooth a pulp as
possible. Stir in the sugar and then the water.
Pour the wine into casks to ferment for eight to ten months. The
longer it is kept the better it will be. The wine will have to be
aired every few days to allow building gases to escape. This wine has
a gentle port-like flavor when finished.