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AROMATIC

CORDIAL.

237

one

gallon

;

tartaric

acid,

two

ounces

;

strawberries,

two

gallons

;

clean

spirits,

half

gallon.

The

strawberries

are

put

in

a

bag and

subjected

to

pressure

;

the

expressed

juice

is

then

added

t9

the

honey

and

water.

Raspberry

Juice.

Same

as

strawberry.

Jessamine

Cordial.

Clarified

sugar,

twenty

pounds;

water,

three

gallons

;

decoction

of

strong

tea,

one

quart

;

half

gallon

whiskey

;

sweet

almonds,

husked

or

blanched

by

standing

in

hot

water,

and

rubbing

1

them

through

the

hands

until

the

husks

are

removed,

one

pound

;

they

should

be

worked

to

a

stiff,

fair

paste

in

a

mortar,

by

the

addition

of

a

quart

of

water

;

then

strain

through

a

linen

cloth,

and

add

the

strained

liquid

to

the

above.

Spirit

of

jessa-

mine,

two

ounces

;

ambergris,

two

grains,

rubbed

well

with

sugar

(about

two

ounces).

This

cordial

is

colored

yellow,

with

a

tincture

of

saffron

or

gam-

boge.

The

whiskey

mentioned

in

the

text

should

be

uncolored.

Aromatic

Cordial.

Digest

in

five

gallons

of

whis-

key

for

five

days,

one

quart

of

orange

peelings

;

four

ounces

o/

cloves

;

six

ounces

of

bruised

ginger

;

half

pound

of

ground

mustard.

Strain

off

the

spirit,

and