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BOTTLING

FERMENTED

LIQUORS.

258

oil

of

lemon,

fifty

drops;

oil

of

bergamot,

twehe

drops

;

these

oils

should

be

well

rubbed

up

in

dry

sugar

before

adding.

This

can

be

colored

to

suit

fancy.

Effervescing

Spirit

of

Roses,

for

Bottling.

Boil

for

twenty

minutes

two

drachms

of

cochineal,

-two

ounces

of

hops,

and two

pounds

of

mashed

raisins,

in

four

gallons

of

clear

rain

water

;

when

nearly

cold

stir

in

four

pints

of

honey,

half

a

pint

of

yeast,

and

set

the

vessel

in

a

warm

position,

and

ferment

for

five

or

six

days,

and

then

strain

through

flannel

;

at

the

moment

of

bottling,

add

to

each

bottle

one

table-spoonful

of

white

sugar,

and

the

same

of

es-

sence

of

rose,

or

rub

up

well

in

the

sugar

five

drops

oil

of

lemon,

and

half

a

grain

of

ambergris

for

each

bottle.

When

this

spirit

is

prepared

on

a

large

scale,

the

sugar

should

be

quite

dry,

and

should

be

worked

with

the

oil

of

lemon

and

ambergris,

in

a

mortar.

Ginger

Beer.

Ginger

sliced,

one

ounce

;

dried

orange

peel,

half

an

ounce

;

tie

these

in

a

bag,

and

boil

in

two

gallons

of

water,

and

strain

;

add

three

fourths

of

an

ounce

of

tartaric

acid,

twenty-five

drops

of

essence

of

lemon,

and

two

pounds

of

refined

su-

gar

;

when

near

cool

add

a

tea-cupful

of

yeast

;

let

it

work

for

twelve

hours,

and

bottle.