Mutton Wine
While reading Science and Civilisation about mead, I found this passage talking about the medicated wines in The Wine Canon of North Hill (北山酒經):
Two wines with animal components are included, the venerable tiger-bone wine and the estimable mutton wine. The tiger-bone is still going strong, but the lamb appears to have lost its appeal. (page 237) For a brief moment I felt safe in knowing that I didn't have a copy of the source text. These were simpler times, full of innocence and happiness. Then I though, "well, I should really make sure it hasn't been digitized yet" and lo and behold, ctext.org has it. Ugh. It's in the third chapter ("下")
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〔白羊酒〕 White Mutton Wine 45
臘月取絕嫩羯羊肉三十斤， In the twelfth month take thirty jin of the meat of a particularly tender wether. 肉三十廳內要肥膘十斤， Within the thirty [jin?] should be ten jin of fat. 連骨使水六斗已來， Add six dou of water to the bones, 入鍋煮肉，令極軟。
Two wines with animal components are included, the venerable tiger-bone wine and the estimable mutton wine. The tiger-bone is still going strong, but the lamb appears to have lost its appeal. (page 237) For a brief moment I felt safe in knowing that I didn't have a copy of the source text. These were simpler times, full of innocence and happiness. Then I though, "well, I should really make sure it hasn't been digitized yet" and lo and behold, ctext.org has it. Ugh. It's in the third chapter ("下")
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〔白羊酒〕 White Mutton Wine 45
臘月取絕嫩羯羊肉三十斤， In the twelfth month take thirty jin of the meat of a particularly tender wether. 肉三十廳內要肥膘十斤， Within the thirty [jin?] should be ten jin of fat. 連骨使水六斗已來， Add six dou of water to the bones, 入鍋煮肉，令極軟。