227 / 256
KECIPES
FOR
SMALL
QUANTITIES.
227
the
amount
of
a
pint
;
take
2
pints
of
syrup
;
boil
it
to
a
"ball"
(see
No.
IG),
and
add
the
coffee
;
put
it
again
on
the
fire;
boil
it
to
a
"pearl"
(see
No.
13),
and
strain
it
through
a
cloth;
bottle
it
when
cold
438.
'Wormwood
Syrup.
1
ounce
of
wormwood.
1
lb.
of
sugar.
Make
nearly
a
pint
of
the
infusion
of
wormwood
;
add
to
it
1
lb.
of
loaf
sugar;
clarify
it
(see
Nos.
6
and
V),
and
boil
to
a
"
pearl"
(see
No.
13)
;
when
cold,
bottle
it.
439.
Marsh-Mallow
Syrup.
Take
2
ounces
of
marsh-mallow
roots
;
cut
them
into
small
pieces
;
bruise
them
in
a
mortar,
and
boil
the
mal-
lows
in
1^
pint
of
water,
till
reduced
to
a
pint
;
then
clear
it,
and
add
1
lb.
of
sugar,
finishing
it
in
the
same
way
as
capillaire
(see
No.
429).
440.
Syrup
of
Pinks.
I
lb.
of
pinks.
1
lb.
of
sugar.
Pick
off
all
the
green
parts
from
half
a
pound
of
pinks
;
put
the
flowers
in
a
mortar,
and
pound
them
with
a
pint
of
boiling
water
;
strain
the
decoction
through
a
cloth
clarify
1
lb.
of
loaf
sugar
(see
No.
6);
boil
it
to
a
"ball''
(see
No.
16),
and
add
it
to
the
decoction;
put
it
again
on
the
fire,
and
boil
it
to a
"
pearl"
(see
No.
13).
This syrup
may
also
be
made
without
pounding
the
flowers,
only
boil-
ing
them
with
the
sugar
;
when
done,
skim
it,
and
strain
it
through
a
cloth.
The
dark-red
velvety
single-pink
is
the
best
for
syrup.