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The
StilLRoom
spirits,
two
gallons
of
syrup
(containing
twelve
pounds
of
sugar),
water
six
pints,
eau de
rose
one
quart,
and
four
drops
of
essence
of
vanilla.
Colour
delicately
with
cochineal.
To
make
Sloe
Gin,
—
Digest
for
a
year
a
mixture
of
a
gallon
of
unpricked
sloes,
a
gallon
of
gin,
and
six
or
eight
pounds
of
sugar.
To
make
Tent,
—
Digest
a
mixture
of
a
quart
of
port,
a
pint
of
sherry,
a
pint
of
rectified
spirits,
a
quarter
of
a
pint
each
of
lemon
juice
and
orange-
flower water,
three
and
a
half
pints
of
syrup
(con-
taining
two
pounds
of
sugar),
and
three
drops
of
essence
of
ambergris.
To
make
Usquebaugh.
—
Digest
for
a
month,
in
a
covered
vessel,
shaking
daily,
a
mixture
of
a
gallon
of
brandy,
a
pound
of
stoned
raisins,
a
pound
of
'
sugar
candy,
an
ounce
each
of
crushed
cinnamon,
cloves,
cardamoms,
caraways,
and
nutmeg,
a
quarter
ounce
of
saffron,
and
the
rind
of
a
Seville
orange.
To
make
Vermouth,
—
Digest
for
a
month,
in
a
closed
vessel,
a
quart
of
rectified
spirits,
two
and
a
half
gallons
of
a
white
wine,
a
sliced
orange,
two
bruised
nutmegs,
half
an
ounce
each
of
centaury,
germander,
calamus,
elecampane,
wormwood,
and
blessed
thistle,
and
a
quarter
of
an
ounce
each
of
gentian
root
and
angelica
root.
Filter,
and
bottle.
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