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liECIPES

FOR

TEN

GALLONS

EACH.

spirit,

then

add

40

lbs.

of

sugar

dissolved

in

3f

gallons

oi

water.

Filter.

(See

No.

3.)

1

87.

Eau

de

Vie

de

Danzig.

1

lb.

of

cacao,

roasted.

^

do.

Ceylon

cinnamon.

^

do.

mace.

13

lemons,

the

yellow

rinds

only.

Ground

and

cut

;

macerate

for

24

hours

with

3f

gallons

of

alcohol,

95

per

cent.,

and

4

gallons

of

water

(see

No.

5);

distil

from

off

the

water

3f

gallons

of

flavored

spirit

;

mix

it

with

40

lbs.

of

sugar

dissolved

in

3f

gallons

of

water;

filter;

color

yellow,

mixed

with

gold

leaves.

(See

Nos.

91

and

181.)

1

88.

Eau

de

Vie

de

Languedoc.

4

ounces

of

pearl-barley

boiled

for

2

hours

in

4

gallons

of

water

;

add

1

ounce

of

linden

flowers,

1

ounce

of

alder

flowers,

^

an

ounce

of

black

tea;

boil

only

for

2

minutes;

add

to

this

5f

gallons

of

alcohol,

95

per

cent.

;

add

the

fol-

lowing,

made

into

a

tinctuie

:

15 grains

of

crude

cassia,

30

grains

of

Turkey

rhubarb,

f

of

a grain

of

aloe

socotriu,

^

an

ounce

of

oak

bark

;

macerate

for

48

hours

in

3

pints

of

alcohol

(see

No.

5)

;

color

pale

or

dark

yellow.

(See

No

91.)

189.

Elixir

de

Gams.

10

drachms

of

myrrh.

10

do.

aloes.

15

do.

cloves.

15

do.

nutmegs.

5

ounces

of

Spanish

saffron.

S\

do.

Ceylon

cinnamon.

Ground

and

cut

;

macerate

for

8

days

with

3f

gallons

of