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Varied and Transmuted Wine

Mukherjee, Sayantani

Ms. Fr. 640 contains an entry on fol. 43v for “Varied and Transmuted Wine.” This recipe contains no wine, but transmutes red “wine” into white. Is this entry a test for detecting adulteration in wines? Or is it a deceptive trick?

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