149 / 330
600
MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
149
ounce
tartaric
acid,
1
drachm
orange-flower-water.
Let
it
stand
20
days,
draw
off,
and
colour
dark.
No.
305.
Common
Brandy.
Take
28
gallons
rectified
whiskey,
add
3
gallons
brandy,
1
ounce
spirits
of
nitre
dulc,
1
ounce
tinc-
ture
of
kino
:
mix,
and
let
stand
24
hours.
Good.
No.
306.
Domestic
Brandy.
Take
28
gallons
rectified
whiskey,
pure,
2
gallons
fourth-proof
brandy,
high-flavoured,
4
ounces
tincture
of
kino,
2
ounces
sweet
spirits
of
nitre,
100
drops
nitric
acid,
and
a
few
pounds
burnt
raisins
;
mix
all
together,
and
let
it
stand
a
few
weeks,
and
draw
off".
(Eeady
for
use.)
No.
307.
French
Brandy.
No.
3.
Take
35
gallons
pure
spirits,
15
degrees
above
proof,
1
pound
stone-lime,
\
pound
pulverized
alum,
3
ounces sweet
spirits
of
nitre,
2
pounds
liquorice-
sticks,
1
pound
winter-bark.
Put
them
all
into
your
cask
together,
stir,
and
mix
them
well
;
let
them
stand
24
hours,
then
draw
it
off;
take
good
care
that
you
draw
it
off
very
clear.
Put
into
a
clean
bar-
rel.
Then
add
6
gallons
fourth-proof
French
brandy,
2
pounds
burnt
raisins,
IJ ounces mace,
1
ounce
nut-
meg,
1
quart
peach-pits,
2
quarts
red-oak
sawdust
it
will
be
good
in
a
few
days,
but
the
older
the
better.
13*