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DRINKS

A

LA

MODE

one

quart

of

syrup

(see

Creme

de

Citron)

and

enough

pink

colouring

matter

to

give

it

a

delicate

colour.

Filter

and

bottle

for

use.

Orange

Bitters.

Simple

syrup

one

gallon,

essence

of

orange

one

ounce.

Orange

Brandy.

Take

the

thin

rinds

of

six

Seville

oranges,

place

them

in

a

jar,

and

then

pour

over

the

strained

juice

of

them

and

two

quarts

of

good

brandy,

and

let

them

infuse

for

three

weeks

;

filter

the

liquid

when

clear,

and

put

in

with

a

pound

and

a

quarter

of

loaf

sugar,

and

stir

two

or three

times

a

day

till

the

sugar

is

dissolved

;

strain

again

and

bottle.

Orange

Brandy.

Another

Way.

Take

the

rinds

of

three

lemons

and

of

eight

Seville

oranges,

peeled

very

thin,

and

three

pounds

of

pounded

sugar

candy.

Steep

the

whole

in

a

gallon

of

brandy

for

four

days

and

nights,

stirring

it

frequently,

and

run

it

through

filtering-paper

to

clear

it.

Orange

Gin.

Take

the

thin

rind

of

three

Seville

oranges

and

one

lemon,

and

put

them

into

a

stone

jar

with

a

pint

and

a

half

of

gin,

three-quarters

of

a

pound

of

crushed

barley

sugar,

and

the

strained

juice

of

the

fruit

;

cover

the

jar

closely,

and

leave

it

for

three

or

four

weeks,

shaking

it

up

every

now

and

then

;

strain

the

liquor

into

bottles

and

cork

securely.