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Place 1kg (2lb) of sugar and two pints of boiling water in the large pan. The sugar will dissolve.
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Add the juice of the four lemons to the pan.
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Strain the contents of the jar - the plant - through the cloth into the pan. See below for what is to be done with the solid portion of the plant.
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Add 14 pints of room temperature water.
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Stir and bottle. Fill the bottles about seven-eighths full as you need to allow for expansion. Squeeze the air out of the bottles to stop them exploding under pressure from their contents.
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Store the bottles in a safe place at room temperature, and leave for three to four weeks to 'brew'.
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Discard half of the solid from the plant or give it to someone so they may start their own. Place the remaining half in a clean jar with a pint of water and continue to feed as above.
