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Marital Blessings MeadA friend of mine received this mead and the recipe as a wedding gift. His 10th anniversary is approaching and he asked me to reproduce it. At first I thought this was a very romantic notion, and the lady at the grocery agreed, saying it was "a labor of love". Then we both realized that I was doing all the labor and my friend would be getting the credit. It didn't seem all that romantic after that. I also remembered that he had waited until I had several beers drank before asking. Oh well... he's my friend and I know he would do the same for me in a heartbeat, especially if I ply him with beer beforehand. So, bring on the recipe.
What I find interesting about this recipe is that it was obviously thrown together at the last moment by grabbing whatever ingredients were present at the grocery store. I happen to know the people who originally made this mead, and that describes them perfectly. Even so, it's clear that they knew exactly what they were doing. While the ingredients may have been impromptu, the making of the mead was not trivial, as I've discovered. The first challenge I faced was finding the ingredients. Not just any honey or juice would do. It needed to be the same ingredients for the reproduction to be accurate. Fortunately, I had an idea of where the original creators tended to do their grocery shopping. I found the exact items at the third place I checked.
Major Ingredients: Honey, Berry Juice
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Beginning (20-Feb-2006): I decided to make two batches of the mead, one for my friend and the other for me. So I did all this a second time. I then covered both batches and let them cool overnight.
Day Two (21-Feb-2006):
Day Three (22-Feb-2006):
Day Four (23-Feb-2006):
Day Six (25-Feb-2006):
Month 6, Day 19 (8-Sep-2006):
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