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206

LIQUORS

AND

RATAFIAS.

308.

Manilla

Ctquor.

Infuse

two and

a

half

sticks

of

vanilla

in

four

quarts

of

brandy

a

fortnight;

refine

two pounds

of

sugar

in

four

quarts

of

water

to

syrup,

add

the

liquor;

mix

well

over

a

slow

fire,

filter,

and

bottle.

309.

Cut

four

sticks

of

vanilla

into

very

small

pieces,

put

them

in

a

bottle

with

three

quarts

of

best

brandy;

let

infuse

a

fortnight,

shake

daily,

add

two

pounds

of

refined

sugar,

let

the

liquor

stand

a

few

days,

color

slightly

red

with

cochineal-tincture,

and

bottle.

310.

An

Italian

cordial.

One-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

angelica

seeds,

three-fourths

of

an ounce

of

coriander,

one-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

fennel,

one-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

anise,

the

juice

and

the

thin

peel

of

two

lemons,

and

one

pound

of

sugar

are infused

in

two

quarts

of

brandy

five

or

six

days,

in

a

warm

place;

filter

and

bottle.

311.

tUalmtt

Ciquor.

One

pound

of

green

walnuts

gathered

at

the

end

of

June

or

beginning

of

July,

is

cut

in

small

pieces,

and

in

a jug

or

a

glass

jar

infused

in

two

and

a

half

quarts

of

fine

brandy

with

one-

eighth

ounce

of

pulverized

cinnamon,

and

as

much

of

cloves,

from

six

to

eight

weeks;

cork

well,

and

shake

daily.

After

this

time

filter

the

infusion,

add

syrup

of

one

pound

of

sugar

and

one

quart

of

water:

filter

again

and

bottle.

312.

Infuse

one

pound

of

cut

green

walnuts

in

two

quarts

of

fine

cognac,

in

the

sun,

a

fortnight;

filter

into

another

bottle,

add

half

an

ounce

of

cinnamon,

and

one-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

roughly

pulverized

cloves;

let

it

stand

another

week

in

the

sun;

add

a

syrup

of

three-fourths

of

a

pound

of

sugar

and

one

pint

of

water;

mix

well,

filter,

and

bottle;

after

half

a year

it

is

ready

for

use.