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PEPPERMINT

CORDIAL,

NO.

1

Take

one

gallon

and

a

gill

of

rectified

spirits,

one

pound

of

loaf

sugar,

one

table-

spoonful

of wine,

oil

of

peppermint

to

taste,

water,

as

much

as

will

fill

the

cask,

which

should

be

set

upon

end

after

the

whole

has

been

well

roused,

and

a

cock

for

drawing

off

placed

in

it.

PEPPERMINT

CORDIAL,

NO.

2

One

gallon

of

rectified

spirits,

one

in

five

under

hydrometer

proof,

one

pound

of

loaf

sugar,

one

tablespoonful

of

spirits

of

wine,

one

and

one-third

pennyweights

of

oil

of

peppermint,

and

as

much

water

as

will

fill

up

the

cask,

which

should

be

set

on

end.

QUINCE

CORDIAL

Pare

your

quinces,

and

scrape

them

to

the

core.

Put

all

the

scrapings

into

a

tureen,

and

see

that

there

are

no

seeds

among

them.

Let

the

scrapings

remain

covered

in

the

tureen

for

two

days;

then

put

them

into

a

linen

bag

and

squeeze

out

all

the

juice.

Measure

it

and

mix

it

with

an

equal

quantity

of

white

brandy.

To

each

pint

of

the

mix-

ture

add

one-half

pound

of

loaf

sugar

and

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