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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
nECEIPTS.
IGl
sugar
commences
to
boil,
you
must
commence
stir-
ring,
and
continue
all
the
time,
else
it
will
boil
over
for
you.
Very
much
care
is
required
to
make
good
sugar-colouring.
After
you
have
thinned
it
down
to
its
proper
consistency,
strain
it
while
warm.
No.
344.
HoiD
to
make
Simple
Syrup.
Take
1
pint
water
to
every
2
pounds
loaf
sugar
dissolve
it
over
the
fire
;
remove
the
scum
that
will
arise
;
as
soon
as
it
commences
to
boil,
remove
It
from
the
fire
;
and,
while
hot,
strain
it.
No.
345.
S^ow
to
make
Pure
Spirits.
Take
38
gallons
rectified
whiskey,
as
pure
as
you
can
rectify
it,
5
degrees
above
proof,
add
1
pound
stone-lime,
i
pound
sweet
spirits
of
nitre,
1
pound
alum.
Put
the
lime,
nitre,
and
alum
into
the
w^his-
key;
stir
them
well
together,
let
stand
24 hours;
then
add
1
pound
liquorice-stick,
and
|
pound
winter-
bark
;
let
them
stand
36
hours,
then
draw
it
off
as
pure
as
possible.
No.
346.
How
to
make
Pure
Spirits
hy
Distillation.
Prepare
a
work
as
a,
copper-still.
Take
good
rec-
tified
whiskey,
for
every
barrel
add
1
bushel
fine-
pulverized
charcoal,
1
pound
rock-salt,
and
1
pound
orris-root;
put
the
whole
together
in
the
still
with
your
liquor,
and
run
it
ofl'by
a
slow
fire.
2D