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XVI.
BITTERS.
STOUGHTON'S,
BORER'S,
BERLIN,
GOULEY'S,
AND
BRANDY.
Stoughton
j
s
Bitters.
Water,
six
gallons
;
whiskey,
two
gallons
;
gentian-root,
three
pounds
;
Virginia
snakeroot,
one
pound
;
orange
peel,
two
pounds
;
calamus-root,
eight
ounces
;
Guinea
pepper,
twelve
ounces.
Infuse
the
whole
of
the
ingredients
in
the
two
gallons
of
whiskey
for
eight
days.
All
solid
substances,
viz.
roots,
plants,
&c.,
&c.,
should be well
bruised
or
mashed
before
adding
to
the
spirit.
Color
the
above
bitters
with
eight
ounces
of
bruised
alka-
net-root.
After
the
mass
has
digested
for
eight
days,
strain
through
a
filtering
or
muslin
bag.
Baker's
Bitters.
Whiskey,
one
gallon
;
water,
six
gallons
;
rasped
quassia,
three
ounces
;
powdered