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MANUFACTURING AND ADULTERATING LIQGOHS.
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of dried orange and lemon peel. One ounce of oil
of cassia is equal to eight pounds of the bud:;; or bark.
If wanted dark, color with burned sugar; the quan–
tity of sugar is one-half pound to the gallon.
CITRON CORDIAL.
3 lbs. yellow rind of citrons,
1 lb. orange peel,
2 oz. bmised nutmegs,
13 galls. proofspirits (at'proof); macerate, add
water sufficient,
2 lbs. fine lump sugar for every gallon of the
cordial.
OLOVE CORDIAL.
1 oz. bruised cloves, or
· 1 drachm essential oil, to every 4 galls. of
proof spirits, at proof.
It is preferred of a very deep color, and is there–
fore strongly colored with cochineal or with burned
sugar. It should have 3 lbs. sugar to the gallon, and
this need not be very fine. The addition of 1 drachm
of bruised pimento, or five drops of the oil for every
ounce of cloves, improves this cordial.
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