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GLOSSARY
CRfiME DE MANDARINE.
—A tangerine liqueur, better
known as Mandarine de Blidah, being made from
Blidah tangerines.
CRfiME DE MENTHE.—
A very popular liqueur,
possessing valuable digestive properties. It is made
of wine or grain spirit flavoured with peppermint
and sweetened. When it leaves the still it is
absolutely colourless, and some Creme de Menthe
is sold in the pure white form. As a rule, however,
it is coloured green, and such colouring should be
of pure vegetable matter. The original Creme de
Menthe is compounded by Cusenier and marketed
under the name of Freezomint.
CRfiME DE MOKA.
—A French liqueur, light brown in
colour and with a coffee flavour.
CRfiME DE NOYAU.
—A French liqueur with almond
flavouring. Pink or white.
CRfiME DE PECCO.
—A Dutch liqueur with a tea
flavour, semi-sweet, colourless.
CRfiME DE PRUNELLES.
—A liqueur, plum green in
colour, sweet.
CRfiME DE ROSES.
—A pink liqueur, flavoured with
rose.
CRfiME DE THfi.—
A colourless French liqueur, with
the flavour of tea.
CRfiME DE VANILLE.—
A French liqueur, sweet and
with a strong vanilla flavour.
CRfiME DE VIOLETTES.
—A pale violet French liqueur
and scented with violets.
CRfiME YVETTE.
—An American liqueur. Very old,
with the flavour, colour and scent of parma violet.
Sweet. Rather high alcoholic strength.
CURACAO.
—A sweet digestive liqueur made wine
or grain spirit—sugar and orange peel. It
was first made by the Dutch, who used as a