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Leaden55 vessels should be used for this purpose, and not copper56 ones, and walnuts are generally thrown into them, from a notion that they absorb57 the smoke. LEADEN VESSELS SHOULD BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND NOT COPPER ONES AND WALNUTS ARE GENERALLY THROWN INTO THEM FROM A NOTION THAT THEY ABSORB THE SMOKE
addition of mastich and Bruttian pitch. It is strongly recommended never to open the vessels, ex- cept in fine weather ; nor yet while a south wind is blowing, or at a full moon. The flower54 of wine when white is looked upon as a good sign ; but when it is red, it is bad, unless that should happen to be the colour of the wine. The vessels, too, should not be hot to the touch, nor should the covers throw out a sort of sweat. When wine very soon flowers on the surface and emits an odour, it is a sign that it will not keep. As to defrutum and sapa, it is recommended to commence boiling them when there is no moon to be seen, or, in other si "Ventruosa." He means "round.'' 52 As oblong ones, probably. 53 While fermenting, and before racking off. 54 Flos vini, the Mycoderma vini of Desmazieres, a mould or pellicule which forms on the surface, and afterwards falls and is held in suspension. 270 plint's natural histort. [BookXIY. words, at the conjunction of that planet, and at no other time.  SHOULD BE MORE EXPOSED TO THE AIR THE VESSELS OUGHT ON NO ACCOUNT TO BE ENTIRELY FILLED ROOM BEING LEFT FOR SEASONING BY MIXING EITHER RAISIN WINE OR ELSE TO FRUITUM FLAVORED WITH SAFFRON OLD PITCH AND SAPA ARE SOMETIMES USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE THE LIDS TOO OF THE DOLIA OUGHT TO BE SEASONED IN A SIMILAR MANNER WITH THE ADDITION OF MASTICHE AND BRUTIN PITCH IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED NEVER TO OPEN THE VESSELS EXCEPT IN FINE WEATHER NOR YET WHILE A SOUTH WIND IS BLOWING OR AT A FULL MOON THE FLOWER OF WINE WHEN WHITE IS LOOKED UPON AS A GOOD SIGN BUT WHEN IT IS RED IT IS BAD UNLESS THAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE THE COLOR OF THE WINE THE VESSELS TOO SHOULD NOT BE HOT TO THE TOUCH NOR SHOULD THE COVERS THROW OUT A SORT OF SWEAT WHEN WINE VERY SOON FLOWERS ON THE SURFACE AND MISS AN ODOR IT IS A SIGN THAT IT WILL NOT KEEP AS TO THE FRUUDA MANSAPA IT IS RECOMMENDED TO COMMENCE BOILING THEM WHEN THERE IS NO MOON TO BE SEEN OR IN OTHER WORDS AT THE CONJUNCTION OF THAT PLANET AND AT NO OTHER TIME
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