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CORDIALS.

Boil

these

together

for

one

hour,

then

add

one

peck

of

elder

flowers,

and

put

them

in

the

liquor

when

it is

nearly

cold.

The

next

day

put

in

a tum-

bler

of

good

vinegar,

and

a

pint

of

good

yeast

;

then

put

it

in

a

clean

cask,

with

twelve

pounds

of

raisins,

and

bottle

in

three

months.

Gold

Cordial.

Angelica

root,

four

pounds

;

oil

of

orange,

fifty

drops

;

raisins,

five

pounds

;

bruised

coriander

seeds,

half

a

pound

;

bruised

caraway

seeds

and

cassia,

each

half

a

pound

;

bruised

cloves,

two

ounces

;

English

saffron,

two

ounces

;

sliced

liquorice

root,

two

pounds

;

clean

spirit,

fifteen

gal-

lons.

Macerate

for

twelve

days

;

add

sugar,

thirty

pounds,

dissolved

in

five

gallons

water

;

mix.

and

fine

with

egg

or

milk.

Ratifia

d

la

Vioktte.

Orris-root

powder,

four

ounces

;

archil,

four

ounces

;

neutral

spirit,

two

gal-

lons.

Digest

for

one

week,

then

add

honey,

three

quarts,

dissolved

in

four

pints

of

water.

Mix

and

strain

;

color

with

turnsole

to

suit

taste,

by

allow-

ing

the

coloring

matter

to

digest

with

the

liquor

several

days.

Sunny

South

(Cordial).

Water,

five

gallons

;

ho-

ney,

three

gallons

;

mix.

Take

three

gallons

of