I couldn't think of a spiffier title, so this one will have to do for now.
In preparation for the Tir Righ A&S Competition in September, I am making a lavender cure as written in De Materia Medica:
1
pound bruised lavender(wrapped in ta thin linen cloth)
into nine
gallons of must (new wine/unfermented juice)
and also put in small
stoned so that the bundle subsides
to the bottom. After 40 days strain
is and put it in another jar.
I am using grape juice, without any preservatives, as I was unable to find must in my area. I have drastically adjusted the amounts as I have neither the room or need for 9 gallons of anything.
Here are the pictures documenting this process:
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| Linen, lavender and rocks to weigh it down. |
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| Bundle, juice and jar. |
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| Bundle in the juice (August 19, 2013) |
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| Herbs in juice - some sediment on the bottom of the jar (September 13, 2013) |
At the advice of another member of the Society, I am also fermenting the lavender and juice with wine yeast. I am hoping to see which one turns out best.
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| The package of yeast. |
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| The yeast in water according to the package directions. It worked out to be about an 1/8 of a teaspoon. |
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| Yeast, juice and lavender (August 19, 2013) |
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| Fermentation - lots of little bubbles on the surface of the juice. (August 24, 2013) |
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| Fermentation - no bubbles or material on the top, there is some sediment at the bottom (September 13, 2013) |
