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WEHMAN , BROS. ' BARTENDERS' GUIDS.
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One nnd one-ha! f gallons of proof spirit
Ten pounds of brown sugar,
,
Six pints of disLilled wate1·.
, Beat up the figs, dates, etc., with a part of the sugnr until
thei; fol'm ""· paste; )/lace this in a wide-mouthed jar. a nd
ha.ym g p1:ev!onsiy mixed tof'ether the liqnids, 11.dd
a.
quart a t
a.
t1m~.
sr,J!TinL; well between el\ch a.d<lition. Then add the
balunc"
o!
tue
sui:ar, and in one month press and filter.
EAU DE CORDIALE.
Twenty ounces of lemon peel.
Four ounces o'f cinnamon bnrk, bruised;
Two ounet>S of bal m, the f""""h herb;
'fwo ounces of powdererl coriander seed,
Two OU!lces of powdered anbeed,
One ounce of
powcler~d
mace,
One ounce of powdered nutmeg,
Two a nd one-half gallons of rectified spirit (60 O. P .),
Two gallons of distilled water,
\
One gallon of capiilait·e.
Macemte the soli<ls for ten clays in the spirits, " nd decant
as much liquor as ciin be got ofi' clear. To the mace add 1he
WR.tel' a nd the CR.pi Ilair"; stir well a ucl set aside fo1• fourteen
d"ys, then press, filter a nd add the liquor first withclr1F o"n .
Another method, and it is thought a
bet~er
one, is to mix all
the irigredients together, a nd stir them well ever y other
morning for aboat a month, and then to press and filter.
ENGLISH CURACOA.
Six ounces of very thin orange peel,
One
pin~
of whiskey,
.
One pi1lt of clarified syrup,
One drach m of powdered alum,
One drachm of carbonate of powh.
Place theorang11 peel in a bott.le, which will holclaqna r t with
the '1lhiekey; corK
ti~htl:r
and let the .contents rema.111 for t•:n
to
twelve days, sbak 111g t.be b ottle freque1.t1y. Then sLrn111
out the peel, acid t he sq·up: sha ke weli, a nd let it stand fnr
three clays. Take ont"a 1e1LCupful into a m.ortar. and _beat
i ~
up with the alum and potash; when weli mixed,
~our
1t back
into the bottle, a nd !et it remain for
a.
we~k.
'I
he curacoa
wiil t hen be
~~rfectly
clear and equal In flavor
t \)
the best
imported '.:.1°t1cle.
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