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THE
COMPLETE
PRACTICAL
DISTILLER.
been
said
that
neither
of
these
will
succeed
when
put
to
the
test
of
the
vitriolic
solution.
A
quantity
of
oak-bark
shavings,
deposited
for
some
time
in
spirits
of
wine,
will
form
a
dilute
tincture
of
oak;
this
may
be
added
to
colour
spirits,
instead
of
burnt
sugar.
1 pint
of
parched
or
burnt
wheat
will
give
an
agreeable
colour
to
1
barrel
of
whisky,
and
will
improve
the
flavour.
PROCESS
FOR
MAKINa
RUM
SHRUB.
To
effect
this,
take
65
or
70
gallons
of
rum, from
7
tc
8
gallons
of
lemon
-juice,
6
or
7
gallons
of
orange-juice,
(both
fresh
expressed
from
the
fruit,)
orange-wine'
30
gallons,
2
pounds
of
the
rind
of
fresh
lemon-peel,
and
1
pound
of the
rind
of
fresh
orange-peel,
(both
pared
off
as
thin
as
possible,
and
previously
steeped
for
a
few
days
in
the
rum,)
and
100
pounds
of
loaf-sugar.
Fill
up
the
cask,
of
120
or
130
gallons,
with
pure
spring-water;
rouse
them
well
together.
If
not
sweet
enough,
sweeten
to
suit
you;
if
too
sweet,
add
more
lemon-juice.
Dissolve
your
sugar
in
part
of the
water
used
for
mak-
ing
up
your
shrub
;
let
it
stand
till
fine,
set
up
on
end,
with
a
cock
near
the
bottom.