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POLICE GAZETTE
Eau D'Absinthe.
Thirty-I hreo 011nccs wormwood.
Twent,r-four o unces r..tl 11cd sugar.
Four ounces juniper berries.
Q11urtor o unce n.11gclica root.
One ourico ci1111a111 on bade
Four ounces ornnge flower
"·at
<'l'
Two und
a
half gallons spirit o f wi ne
(11 U. P.).
Bruise the s11gar, l.Je rriPs, wormwood , eLc., in a11 iron
mortar or other convcnUonal utens il ,
allll
placu ih•'JU in
u
wide-mouthed jar; t he n add t he onurfrn wate r and s pirit .
Stir them well up e very day
for
a mon th ; t l1cn press and
filter.
·
Eau D'Amis.
Four ounces figs.
Four ounces rnis ins.
Four ounces dates.
0110 ounce cssl'nce
of
saITr·o n.
Six
drops essence of l.Jc:r;;:u11wt.
Ten drops essence or citron.
One
nod a hair
gallons proof s1·irit..
Ten pounds hrown s ugar.
Six pints disLillell
water.
Beat up the figs , dates, oLc., with a part o f the s ugai·
until they f1°rm n paste ; place th is i11
it
'"ide-mouthe<I jar,
a nd having p1·eviously mixed togethe1· the liqu ids, add a
quart at a t irno, s tirring well bPtwcen Pnch addit ion ; lastly,
add the balance of the s ugar, a nd in one month press and
filter.