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HOW TO SMAKE FRUIT SYRUP
Plain Syrup.
Six and onc-halt pounds loaf sugar.
One-half gallon of water.
Boil until dissolved and then filter through
flannel.
Clove Syrup.
Thirtj' drops of the quintessence of cloves.
One pound simple syrup.
Shake well in a bottle.
Orange Syrup.
Two ounces tincture of orange peel
One pound simple syrup.
Mix.
Syrup of Nectar.
Thirty drops essense of nectar.
One pound simple syrup.
Mix.
The proportion of thirty parts of sugar to six
teen parts of water also makes an excellent syrup.
Use only the best refined sugar, and filtered
water, soft as possible, as this will save the trouble
of clarification, which is necessary when inferior in
gredients are used.
Pour the water cold over the sugar and let it
slowly melt; and, when saturated, boil by_ a gentle
heat, and then keep simmering to the point desired.
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