1863 The manufacture of liquors, wines, and cordials

XVI.

BITTERS.

BERLIN, GOULEY'S, AND

BORER'S,

STOUGHTON'S,

BRANDY.

Stoughton j

Water, six gallons ;

s Bitters.

whiskey,

two gallons ;

gentian-root, three pounds ;

Virginia

two pounds

snakeroot, one pound ; calamus-root, eight ounces ;

orange peel,

;

Guinea pepper, twelve

Infuse the whole of the ingredients in the

ounces.

two gallons of whiskey for eight days. All solid substances, viz. roots, plants, &c., &c., should be well bruised or mashed before adding to the spirit. Color the above bitters with eight ounces of bruised alka- net-root. After the mass has digested for eight days, strain through a filtering or muslin bag.

Whiskey, one gallon ;

Baker's Bitters.

water, six

; rasped quassia, three ounces ;

powdered

gallons