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BeGin with gentle fruit Juices. Put a little less than 1 pint Orange Juice and the Juice of 2 or 3 Lemons into a half-gallon or gallon jar. Before squeezing the Lemons, peel the rinds very thinly and add them as well. — Add 2 quarts Rum. Cover and let stand for three days. — Put 2 pounds Sugar into 1 quart Water and bring to boil. Add the Sugared Water to the Rum and fruit Juice, cover, and let stand for two weeks. Then strain and bottle.