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by Julie (Harvey) Barringer
(Rio Rancho, NM USA)

Hello! Can you tell me anything you know about ginger wine? A dear friend and neighbor relayed a story to me about her father always making ginger wine (nonalcoholic) for the children for Hogmanay. Thank you! Julie

Edited by May
Hi Julie
My Mum used to make non alcoholic ginger wine every New Year too. I think you could buy a bottle of the 'essence' from the Co-op and add water and sugar. But I'm not 100% sure. I've moved your submission to the 'share a recipe' page with the hope that one of the site's visitors will know more and share the recipe here on the site.
Kind regards
May

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Dec 04, 2011
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Yu-Lade Ginger Wine
by: Bill McClung (Chicago-USA)

We are just having this discussion on Facebook - Some of the Scotland Pages...My gran made hers from Yu-Lade Essence from the co-op...I bought a bunch of bottles and make it hot when I've got the cold. Generally it was for kids - the nippy stuff (ginger) or the blackcurrant... The bottle says Dissolve 3.5 # sugar in 6 pints water - let cool and add one 1 bottles of essence - depends how strong you like it...I usually add at least 2..
Happy Hogmanay...

Nov 10, 2011
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just made it
by: hfAnonymous

Hi just finished making my ginger wine.Made with YULADE bought from the CO OP in Johnstone Scotland.Two bots.of ginger one bot.blackcurrant.4kilo sugar to 8 75clwine bots.The juice of two lemons and two oranges.Dissolve sugar let water boil for approx.10mins.Leave to go cold then add the essence and juice stir and bottle.You add a large glass of whiskey if you want.Now ready to drink.

Sep 02, 2011
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ginger wine
by: Anonymous

Ginger Wine. This is the recipe without the essence.

1 gallon water
3 lb. loaf sugar
2 oz. root ginger
...4 oz. raisins
Juice and finely grated rind of 2 lemons (organic ones these days)
1/2 oz. yeast

Chop up the raisins, bruise the ginger with a hammer, put into a pan with water, sugar, lemon juice and rind. Boil for one hour, skimming frequently. Pour into a crock or tub, allow to stand until lukewarm, then stir in the yeast, crumbled up. Cover, stir every day for a fortnight, then strain and bottle. Best after three or four months. a bit long winded i no but

Aug 08, 2011
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ginger wine
by: Aln

Hi Mrs G and others,

I too am in Australia, emigrated from Glasgow in'60s. My grandfather used to make ginger wine with rum added, using yu-lade as base. I must be entering my second childhood so I want to revive those memories. But I don't have the recipe and would hate to add too much rum. Any ideas?

Alan

Aug 08, 2011
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ginger wine
by: Anonymous

Hi Mrs G and others,

I too am in Australia, emigrated from Glasgow in'60s. My grandfather used to make ginger wine with rum added, using yu-lade as base. I must be entering my second childhood so I want to revive those memories. But I don't have the recipe and would hate to add too much rum. Any ideas?

Alan

Jul 04, 2011
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GINGER WINE ESSENCE
by: mRS g.

Hello
I came here to Australia from Scotland when i was 13 yrs old. My mum too made ginger wine.......she usually made non alcoholic for us kids and added rum for the adults. I can only remember 2
flavours....one ginger and the other blackcurrant. Anyway,you can get bottles of the essence from many places...
1st my uncle sent mine he got it from the co-ops but after he passed away i got it from a place in Scotland that sells online. I got so many bottles last time that i still have enough for a few more yrs yet lol..the original essence is called YU-LADE. There is one or two other brands but this is by far the best...and very easy to make. Yu-Lade.

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