1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

BRANDY.

3 pounds caraway-seed, bruised.

1 gallon good brandy.

pint orange-flower water.

25 pounds loaf sugar.

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Mix, color, and let it stand fourteen days;

then draw off ready for use.

No. 46.-GINGER BRANDY.

To 20 gallons pure proof-spirits add:-

1 ounce tincture cardamom-seed.

Take

pound bruised ginger root, digested

gallon strong alcohol for six days. Add

the liquor, after having been :filtered, to the

pure spirits, agitating it thoroughly. Then

add:-

5 gallons pure soft water.

1 gallon simple sirup.

Color with sugar coloring ready for use.

more flavor is required, use more ginger; if

sweetness is wanted, use more sirup.

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