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Perry - The Victorian Way
From 'The Dictionary of Daily Wants' - 1859
PERRY. - A beverage made from pears. The fruit used for this purpose
should contain a large proportion of sugar, and be likewise astringent, or the liquor from
it will be acetous when it ceases to be saccharine.
In the making of perry, the pears are pressed and ground in precisely
the same manner as apples are in the making of cider. The method of fermenting perry is
nearly the same as that for cider; but the former does not afford the same indications as
the latter by which the proper period of racking off may be known. The thick scum that
collects on the surface of cider rarely appears in the juice of the pear, and during the
time of the suspension of its fermentation, the excessive brightness of the former liquor
is seldom seen in the latter: but when the fruit has been regularly ripe, its produce will
generally become moderately clear and quiet, in a few days after it is made, and it
should then be drawn off from its grosser lees.
In the after-management of perry, the process is the same as that of
cider; but it does not so well bear situations where it is much exposed to change of
temperature. In the bottle it almost always retains its good qualities, and in that
situation it is always advisable to put it, if it remain sound and perfect at the
conclusion of the first succeeding summer.
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