1862 The Bartender's Guide price $2,50 by Jerry Thomas

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KECIPES FOR SMALL QUANTITIES.

take 2 pints of syrup ;

the amount of a pint ;

boil it to a

"ball" (see No. IG), and add the coffee ; put it again on the fire; boil it to a "pearl" (see No. 13), and strain it through a cloth; bottle it when cold

438. 'Wormwood Syrup.

1 ounce of wormwood. 1 lb. of sugar. Make nearly a pint of the infusion of wormwood ; add to it 1 lb. of loaf sugar; clarify it (see Nos. 6 and V), and boil to a " pearl" (see No. 13) ; when cold, bottle it.

439. Marsh-Mallow Syrup.

cut them into

Take 2 ounces of marsh-mallow roots ;

bruise them in a mortar, and boil the mal-

small pieces ;

reduced to a pint ;

lows in 1^ pint of water, till

then clear

it, and add 1 lb. of sugar, finishing it in the same way as capillaire (see No. 429).

440. Syrup of Pinks.

I lb. of pinks. 1 lb. of sugar. Pick off all the green parts from half a pound of pinks ; put the flowers in a mortar, and pound them with a pint of boiling water ; strain the decoction through a cloth clarify 1 lb. of loaf sugar (see No. 6); boil it to a "ball'' (see No. 16), and add it to the decoction; put it again on the fire, and boil it to a " pearl" (see No. 13). This syrup may also be made without pounding the flowers, only boil- ing them with the sugar ; when done, skim it, and strain it through a cloth. The dark-red velvety single-pink is the best for syrup.