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COCKTAILS, FOR BOTTLING
cient quantity of Solferino and caramel ^ (in equal parts)
to give the desired color.
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GIN COCKTAIL FOR BOTTLING
Five gallons of gin.
Two gallons of water.
One quart of gum syrup.
Two ounces of tincture of or
ange peel.
Seven ounces of tincture of
gentian.
One-half ounce of tincture
of cardamoms.
One-half ounce of tincture of
lemon peel.
Mix them together,and give the desired color with Solferino
and caramel, in equal proportions.
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bourbon cocktail for bottling
Five gallons of Bourbon. One ounce of tincture of
Two gallons of water.
One quart of gum syrup.
Two ounces of tincture of
orange peel.
lemon peel.
One ounce of tincture of
gentian.
One-half ounce of tincture of
cardamoms.
Mix these ingredients thoroughly, and color with Solferino
and caramel, in equal proportions.
1 To make solferino and caramel see Recipes Nos. 281 and 282.
Solferino is Fuschsine, a dyestuff produced by oxidation of a mixture of
analines and toluidines. It is a brilliant magenta, and is so called from
Solferino, Italy, scene of a battle in i8S9, about the time of its discovery.
The name is generally applied to the color and not to the dyestuff.
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