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THE BON VIVANT's COMPANION
GUM SYRUP
Fourteen pounds of loaf su- One gallon of water,
gar.
Boil together for five minutes,and add water to make up to
two gallons.
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AROMATIC TINCTURE
One ounce of ginger.
One-half ounce of valerian.
One ounce of cinnamon. Two quarts of alcohol.
One ounce of orange peel.
Macerate the ingredients in the alcohol in a close vessel
for fourteen days, then filter through filtering paper. This
is sometimes employed to give a flavor to milk punch, hut
it must he used with precaution. Ten drops are sufficient
for a pint of punch.
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tincture of CINNAMON
Place two pounds of ground cinnamon in a jar with one
gallon 95 per cent alcohol, closely covered. At the end of
eight days strain the liquor clear; wash the sediment with
one quart proof spirits; strain it; mix the two liquors to
gether, and filter through blotting paper.
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TINCTURE OF CLOVES
Take one pound of ground cloves; warm them over a fire
until quite hot; put them quickly into a jar, pour on them
one gallon 95 per cent alcohol, cover them airtight, and
let them stand for ten days. Draw off into bottles and cork
close.
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