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RUM
SHRUB.
99
New
Orleans
rum
is
usually
transparent
;
the
same
proportions
as
for
other
liquors,
using
cochineal
and
burnt
sugar.
RUM
SHRUB.
Tartaric
acid,
five
pounds
;
refined
sugar,
Oil
hundred
pounds
;
oil
of
lemon,
four
drachms
;
put
them
into
an
eighty
gallon
cask,
and add
water
ten
gallons
;
rurnage
until
the
sugar
and
acid
are
dis-
solved,
then
add
proof
rum,
twenty
gallons
;
water,
thirty-five
gallons
;
coloring,
one
quart
fine
with
twelve
eggs
;
if
twelve
oranges,
and
five
ounces
of
"bitter
almonds
be
added,
it
will
improve
the
flavor.
RUM
SHRUB.
Sugar,
two
hundred
pounds,
dissolved
in
fifty
gal-
Ions
of
water
j
add
rum,
thirty
gallons
;
oranges
sliced,
twelve
;
two
dozen
sliced
lemons
;
cassia
bruised,
half
an
ounce
;
cloves
bruised,
half
an
ounce
;
bitter
almonds,
eight
ounces
;
tincture
of
the
grains
of
paradise,
and
as
much
tartaric
acid
as
may
be
necessary
to
give
it
the
required
acidity
;
let
it
stand
for
a
week,
and
fine
with
twenty
eggs,
shells
yellows,
and
whites.