1862 Bar Tender's Guide price $1.50 by Jerry Thomas

KECIPES FOR SMALL QUANTITIES. 229 ries,4 lbs.; rod currants, 8 lbs.; black currants,4 lbs.; mace,1 drachm; cloves, 1 drachm,and 4 ounces of sugar to every pint ofjuice. Proceed in the same manner as for cherries. 445. Ratafia of Black Currants. Black currants, 4 lbs.; black currant leaves, 1 lb.; Mo- reUo cherries, 2 lbs.; cloves, 1 drachm j brandy,10 pints; sugar, 10 lbs. Steep them as above. 446. Badiane. Brandy,3 pints; water, 3 pints; bitter almonds,1 lb.; sugar, 1 lb.; 1 lemon peel, rasped; six cloves; cinnamon, 1 ounce. Break up the whole; put it into ajar with the lemon peel, the sugar being melted in 3 pints of water; infuse for a month ; strain it through a flannel bag, and then'filter the liquor and bottle it. 447. Ratafia of Orange. 6 Cliina oranges,2 lbs. of sugar,4 pints of brandy, and 1 pint of water; peel 0 fine oranges; infuse the I'ind in the brandy for 15/days; melt your sugar in the cold water, and strain and filter it as above. 448. Ratafia of Raspberries. Raspberries, 10 lbs.; sugar,4 lbs.; brandy, 10 pints; cinnamon,2 drachms; cloves, 1 drachm; infuse the arti cles for 15 days; stir the mixture every day; strain through a bag and filter it.

449. Ratafia of Currants. Currants, 10 lbs.; brandy,10 pints; sugar,4 lbs.; cin-