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How to makeFruit Syrup
Plain Syrup.
Six and one-half pounds loaf sugar.
One-half gallon of water.
Boil until dissolved and then filter through
flannel.
Clove Syrup.
Thirty drops of the quintessence of cloves.
One pound simple syrup.
Shake well in a bottle.
Sarsaparilla Syrup.
Ten drops oil of anise.
Twenty drops oil of wintergreen.
Twenty drops oil of sassafras.
Pineapple Syrup.
Add one ounce essence of pineapple to one
gallon white syrup and half ounce tartaric
acid.
Syrup of Nectar.
Thirty drops essence of- nectar.
One pound simple syrup.
Mix.
The proportion of thirty parts of sugar to
sixteen parts of water also makes an excel
lent syrup. ,
Use only the best refined sugar, and filter
ed water, soft as possible, as this will save
the trouble of clarification, which is necessary
when inferior ingredients are used.
Pour the water cold over the sugar and let
it slowly melt; and when saturated, boil by a
gentle heat, and then keep simmering to the
point desired.
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