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In Campania they ex  pose the very finest wines in casks in the open air, it being the  opinion that it tends to improve the wine if it is exposed to the action of the sun and moon, the rain and the winds. CHAP. 28. (22.) DRUNKENNESS. IN CAMPAIGNIA THEY EXPOSE THE VERY FINEST WINES IN CASKS IN THE OPEN AIR IT BEING THE OPINION THAT IT TENDS TO IMPROVE THE WINE IF IT IS EXPOSED TO THE ACTION OF THE SUN AND MOON THE RAIN AND THE WINDS CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT DRUNKENNESS
r 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. 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. 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 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
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