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APPENDIX.
AMERICAN LIQUORS.
WE
append the following formulas for common
and low-priced liquors ; and, though not entirely
founded on the same principles as are the formulas
for imitations of foreign liquor, still they are unob–
jectionable, being
free
from
p<>i8ona
or poisonous
drugs,
with one or two exceptions, and even then
they are as free as the genuine importations them–
selves. Although these are not intended as perfect
imitations, many of the formulas will produce a very
passable imitation, particularly in brandies, rum,
wines, &c.
The basis used
is
pure spirits, at from proof to 15
u. p.
In
the absence of the proper spirit, a very
good substitute may be produced from rectified
whiskey by depriving it of its taste and odor, by a
process which renders the liquor suitable for use.
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