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Sima - finnish may day drink - pronounced (see-mah)

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Ingredients:
10 quartWater, fresh pure
2 Lemons, fine
2 1/2 cupBrown sugar
2 1/2 cupWhite sugar
1/3 cupDark corn syrup, optional
1/4 tspDry yeast
Raisins
Procedures:
1Shave the yellow peel from the lemons, cutting very thinly so that as little of the white underlayer as possible is attached.
2Set the yellow slices aside.
3Then peel the bitter white underlayer off and discard it.
4Slice the lemons into very thin slices.
5Place them into a container and cover them so they don"t dry out.?boil the water in a large kettle.
6Remove it from the heat and stir in the yellow lemon peel, the sugars, and the syrup.
7When the sugars have dissolved, cover the kettle and let the contents cool to room temperature (25"c or 75"f).
8Then add the lemon slices and the yeast.
9Leave it to stand overnight.?place 4-5 raisins and a teaspoon of white sugar in the bottom of each of several clean bottles (wine or soda pop).
10Pour the sima into the bottles, straining it through a sieve to remove the lemon.
11Cap the bottle tightly.?the sima will be ready to drink when the raisins rise to the top of the bottles, about 3-7 days depending on the temperature of the room where they are stored.
12Serve it well chilled.