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330

DRINKS.

Acetate

of

Rosaniline,

or

Aniline

Magenta,

of

which

^^th

of a

grain

will

colour

a

bottleful,

a

beautiful

red.

For

the

fruit

syrups,

fruits

are

very

often

used,

but

of

course

not

necessarily.

Even

milk

is

not

sacred

from

the

chemist.

Here

are

two

recipes

for

making

Cream

Syrup

:

No.

I.

Fresh

Cream

.

.

.

.

^

pint

Fresh

Milk

|

Powdered

Sugar

.

.

.

.

i

pound

Another

formula

:—

Oil

of

Sweet

Almonds

.

.

.

2

ounces

No.

2-

Powdered

Gum

Araoic

.

.2

,,

,

Water

4

»

'

Make

an

emulsion,

and

add

simple

syrup

to

make

up

2

pints,

and

there

you

are,

thoroughly

independent

of

the

cow

!

In

these

syrupy

mixtures

the

Americans

run

riot,

and

a

few

years

since

many

shops,

notably

druggists,

sold

strange

and

curious

frothing

mixtures

;

but

there

was

no

call

for

them

in

the

winter,

and

they

died

out

as

suddenly

as

they

were

introduced.

The

following

is'

a

fair

list

of

syrups,

some

of

which,

however,

are

decidedly

exciseable.

Ambrosia,

Apple,

Apricot,

Banana,

Blackberry,

Brandy,

Capillaire,

Cherry,

Chocolate,

Citron,

Clove,

Coffee,

Cream,

Curagoa,

Currant

(black

or

red),

Ginger,

Grape,

Groseille,

Gum,

Lemon,

Limes,

Mulberry,

Nectar,

Nectarine,

Noyeau,

Orange

(bitter),

Orange

(sweet).

Orange

(Tangerine),

Orgeat,

Peach,

Pear,

Peppermint,

Pine-apple,

Plum,

Quince,

Raspberry,

Roses,

Sarsaparilla,

Sherbet,

Strawberry,

Vanilla,

Violets.