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[Bruce R. Gordon]

Greetings
	Can't help you with the practical issues of building it, but as to 
whether blackberries are period; I've seen any number of references to 
them in period cooking and medicinal texts. Naturally, the question of 
whether they were referring to exactly what we would think of as a 
blackberry or to some other close variant, is quite open. My suspicion 
is that they are two closely related subspecies, separated not so much 
by space as by time (consider, for example, what carrots were apparently 
like in period).

Bruce R. Gordon

Lewis, Jason wrote:

> Good Brewers;
> 
> 
> 	I have recently been given permission to invade a blackberry patch
> when the berries mature. In trade the owner would like some wine made from
> "the fruits of his lands" Has anyone done this from beginning to end? for 5
> gallons whats the juice/water ratio? I have no clue where to begin. I have
> made several batches of wine from concentrate but never fresh fruit. Also I
> am curious, Were blackberries available "in period?" or are they a new world
> fruit. 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in Advance,
> 
> 
> Lord Gwalchmai Saethydd
> 
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