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DRLXKS:

German

Liqueurs.

JSau

de

Sultane

Zoraide.

Lemon

peel,

8

ounces

;

orange

peel,

8

ounces

;

figs,

8

ounces

;

dates,

4

ounces

;

jessamine

flowers,

4

ounces;

cinnamon,

3

ounces

;

spirits

of

wine,

60

o.p.,

19

quarts;

orange-flower

water,

2

quarts

;

pure

water,

1

2

quarts

capillaire,

8

quarts.

Colotir}

rose.

Eau

Nuptiale.

Parsley

seed,

6

ounces

;

carrot

seed,

5

ounces

aniseed,

orris

root,

2

ounces

each;

mace,

i^

ounces;

spirit,

60

o.p.,

19

quarts

;

rose

water,

7

pints

;

water,

1

quarts

;

capillaire,

9

quarts.

Colour,

yellow.

Eau

d

Amour.

i

Bitter

almonds,

lemon

peel,

12

ounces

each

;

cinna-

mon,

6

ounces

;

mace,

i

ounce

;

cloves,

i\

ounces

;

lavender

flowers,

8

ounces

;

spirits

of

wine,

60

o.p.,

19

quarts

;

Muscat

wine,

8

quarts

;

oil

of

amber,

36

drops

;

water

7

quarts

;

capillaire, 7

quarts.

Colour,

rose.

Eau

de

Yalpa.

Marjoram,

cinnamon,

3

ounces

each

;

fennel

seed,

thyme,

sweet

basil,

bitter

almonds,

figs,

balm,

2

ounces

each

;

carrot

seed,

sage,

i

ounce

each

;

cardamom,

^

These

colours

by

which

soi-disant

connoisseurs

profess

to

determine

the

excellence

of

the

liqueur,

are

in

most

cases

merely

adscititious.

Rules

are

given

for

their

manufacture.

Rose,

for

instance,

is

the

outcome

of

cochineal

or

sanders

wood

steeped

for

a

fortnight

in

spirits

of

wine.

Blue,

of

indigo

and

sulphuric

acid.

Yellow,

of

saffron.

Pink,

of

cudbear,

a

corruption

of

the

name

of

the

chemist.

Dr.

Cuthbert

Gordon,

who

first

employed

this

lichen

;

and

green,

of

blue

and

yellow

mixed.