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lemon

and

brandy,

and,

if

sufficiently

sweet

strain

it

through

a

flannel

bag

into

a

small

cask.

At

the

expiration

of

three

months

bottle

it

off,

and,

if

the

bottles

are

well

corked

and

kept

in

a

cool

place,

it

will

be

fit

to

drink

in

a

month.

ALMOND

PUNCH.

Extract

the

juice

from

the

peeling

of

one

lemon

and

one

Seville

orange

by

rubbing

loaf

sugar

on

them.

The

juice

of

six

lemons

and

one

Seville

orange,

one

bottle

of

capillaire,

and

a

quarter

of

a

pound

of

loaf

sugar.

Put

the

whole

into

a

jug,

and

when

well

mixed, pour

upon

it

three

pints

of

boiling

water.

Cover

the

jug

close,

and

keep

it

near

the

fire

a

quarter

of

an

hour.

Then

add

three

ounces

of

sweet

and

half

an ounce

of

bitter

almonds,

blanched,

and

pounded

fine

in

a

mortar,

and

gradually

mixed

with

a

bottle

of

white

brandy.

Stir

it

well,

and

if

sufficiently

sweet

it

may

be

used

immediately.