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BEADS
FOR
LIQUORS.
Rose
Pink,
fc.,
is
prepared
from
cochineal.
Cochi-
neal
has a
faint,
heavy
odor,
and
a
bitter,
slightly
acidulous
taste
;
its
powder
is
of
a
purplish
carmine
color,
tinging
the
saliva
intensely
red.
Cochineal
is
soluble
in
water
and
alcohol,
and
more
so
in
boiling
alcohol.
From
this
formula,
the
operator
can
pro-
duce
any
desired
shade,
from
the
lightest
pink
to
the
deepest
carmine.
Boil
one
ounce
each
of
cochineal
and
salt
of
tartar
in
a
quart
of
water
for
twenty
five
or
thirty
minutes,
then
add
one
ounce
cream
of
tartar
and
the
same
of
alum
;
this
is
intended
for
bottled
cordials,
<fec.
Where
it is
desirous
to
color
by
the
barrel,
pipe,
or
hogshead,
the
cochineal
may
be
inclosed
in
muslin
and
thrown
into
the
cask.
Two
ounces
of
cochineal
will
color
a
hogshead
a
very
fine
pink
;
of
course the
quantity
can
be
increased
or
diminished
to
produce
the
desired
shade.
The
tints
formed
by
cochineal,
in
combination
with
any
other
color,
will
have
more
brilliancy
than
any
other
colors
used,
viz.
in
orange,
gold,
purple,
fawn,
salmon,
&c.,
&c.