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MULBERRY

Volume 14 · 154 words · 1815 Edition

See Morus, Botany Index.

MULBERRY-Cyder, a name given by the people of Devonshire, and some other parts of England, to a fort Mulberry sort of cider rendered very palatable by an admixture of mulberry juice in the making; they choose for this purpose the ripest and blackest mulberries, and pressing out their juice, and mixing it with a full-bodied cider at the time of the grinding and pressing, give just so much of it as adds a perceptible flavour. It is very worthy the attention of people who live in other countries, where strong and good cider is made, that this renders it a sort of wine much more agreeable than any other English liquor, and might be brought into general use, to the great advantage of the dealer. The colour of this liquor resembles that of the brightest red wine, and the flavour of the mulberry never goes off.

Phil. Trans. No. 133.