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58

600

MISCELLANEOUS

VALUABLE

RECEIPTS

ful

cream

of

tartar,

2

pounds

white

sugar

;

let

this

stand

until

milk-warm.

Then

put

in

the

other

part

of

the

2

lemons,

1

teaspoonful

saleratus,

4

table-

spoonfuls

yeast,

and

the

glair

of

4

eggs,

to

clear.

Cinnamon

and

cloves

to

your

taste.

No.

97.

How

to

make

Silver

-top

^

a

temperance

drink.

Take

1

quart

water,

SJ

pounds

white

sugar,

1

tea-

spoonful

lemon-oil,

1

tablespoonful

flour,

with

the

white

of

5

eggs,

well

beat

up

;

mix

all

the

above

well

together.

Then

divide

the

syrup,

and add

4

ounces

carbonate

of

soda

into

one

part,

and

put

it

into

a

bottle,

and

then

add

3

ounces

tartaric

acid

to

the

other

part

of

the

syrup,

and

bottle

it

also.

Take

2

pint

tumblers,

and

put

in

each

tumbler

1

table-

spoonful

of

the

syrup,

(that

is,

from

each

bottle

of

the

syrup,)

and

fill

them

half

full

with

fresh

cold

water;

pour

it

together

into

one

tumbler.

Superb.

No.

98.

Sassafras

Mead,

a

cheap

beverage.

Stir

gradually

with

1

quart

boiling

water,

IJ

pounds

brown

sugar,

3

gills

molasses,

and

1

drachm

tartaric

acid.

Stir

it

well,

and

when

cold

strain

it

into

a

large

earthen

pan

or

crock

;

then

mix

in

1

drachm

essence

of

sassafras.

Transfer

it

to

clean

bottles,

(it

will

fill

2

or

3

;)

cork

it

tightly,

and

keep

it

in

a

cool

place.

Have

ready

a

box

containing

about

J-

pound

carbonate

of

soda,

to

use

with

it.

To

prepare

a

glass

of

it

for

drinking,

pour

a

little