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CURACOA
COMMON
AND
CHEAP.
227
in
dry,
and
worked
up
with
the
plaster,
by
the
ad
diiion
of
water,
to
bring
it
to
the
consistency
of
batter,
and
must
be
mixed
and
applied
with
rapid!
ty,
as
it
hardens
immediately
;
never
mix
more
than
is
needed,
for
when
it
sets,
it
is
unsuited
for
any
purpose.
For
coloring
yellow,
use
yellow
ochre.
For
fawn
color,
use
a
small
portion
of
Venetian
red
and
yellow
ochre.
No
liquor
or
cordial
should
be
colored
without
first
being
well
fined.
Curagoa*
Neutral
spirit,
five
gallons
;
fresh
orange
peel,
four
pounds
;
oil
of
bitter
almonds,
one
drachm,
and
oil
of
cassia,
one
drachm,
dissolved
in
alco-
hol
;
honey,
six
quarts
;
Brazil
wood,
three
ounces.
Mix.
Stir
every
day
for
two
weeks.
If
not
suffi-
ciently
clear,
add
boiled
milk,
and
a
common
tea-
cupful
of
burnt
sugar.
For
a
more
common
article,
proof
whiskey
may
be
substituted
in
the
above
for
neutral
spirit.
Curaqoa
Common
and
Cheap.
Tincture
of
grains
of
paradise,
five
gallons
;
whiskey,
three
gallons
;
water,
twenty-eight
gallons
;
honey,
four
gallons
;
white
sugar,
fifty
pounds
;
oil
of
orange,
one
ounce
;
bitter
almond
oil,
half
an
ounce
;
oil
of
cassia,
one
ounce
;
oil
of
cloves,
two
drachms.
Cut
up
or
dis-
solve
these
oils
in
a
pint
of
alcohol.
The
oil
of
al-