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CORDIALS
To filter cordials, cover the bottom of a sieve with
clean blotting-paper. Pour the liquor into it (having* set
a vessel underneath to receive it), and let drip through
the paper and through the sieve. Renew the paper fre
quently and fasten it down with pins. This process is
slow, but makes the liquor beautifully clear.
i8. ANISE-SEED CORDIAL
Take Yt. pound bruised anise-seed, 3 gallons proof
spirit, I quart of water. Draw off two gallons with a
moderate fire. This water should never be reduced below
proof, because the large quantity of oil with which it is
impregnated will render it milky and foul when brought
down below proof. But if there is a necessity for doing
this the transparency may be restored by filtration.
19. BLACKBERRY CORDIAL
Mash and strain the berries through sieve. To i gallon
of juice put I pound of sugar. Boil and add i tablespoon
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