1876 How to Mix Drinks or the Bon-Vivant's Companion 2$50 by Jerry Thomas

CORDIAL, LEMON.

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103. Cordial, G-reen Gage.

8 lbs. of ripe gages and 42 lbs. of sugar, 4J gallons of water; boil them tender and make them to a pulp,skim and take from the fire,then add: 4 ounces of currantjelly.

4 do. dates, cut in small pieces. 4 do. ounces offigs, do. do.

^ pint oforange juice. 3 do. sherry wine. 1 do. calf's-foot jelly. 1 ounce of candied lemon 1 do. cinnamon

1 do. cloves. 2 do. ginger. 1 do. nutmeg. 1 do. pimento.

: All coarsely powdered; maceratefor one week (see Ifo. 5), and add 2 gallons of alcohol, 95 per cent.; strain, press: and filter.

104. Cordial, Lemon.

2lbs. offresh lemon peel. 1 do roasted wheat bread, crusts. J- do cinnamon, crushed. L ounce ofnutmeg, do. Cut small and macerate for one week with 5lgallons ol alcohol,95 per cent., and 5}gallons of water. Distil from off the ivater 5 gallons of aromatic spirit, and add to this 30 drops ofoil oflemon,and a syrup made of 24lbs. ofsugar, and 3l gallons of water. (See Ko. 7.) Color, p.ale yellow. (See No. 91.)