1862 How to Mix Drinks or the Bon-Vivant's Companion 1$50.pdf

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sary to describe the raAy materials generally used in mace rating and distilling. Such a description wonld only un-' necessaiily enlaige the work,thereby increasing the price, with hut little or no advantage to the reader. A Avell in formed and practical druggist will at once he able to understand, and properly furnish, the articles contained in each recipe. Tlie first to he described arethe ManufacturingInstru mentsffor without these nothing can he etfected. The an-angements and preparations of the articles described in this work, do not contemplate an expensive and costly ap paratus,neyei'theless the author recommends that the best materials and most substantial instruments should he pro vided, by reason of their durability, and the certainty of obtaining in its perfection a good product. The instruments deemed indispensable in the process of distilling are as follows:—first, a furnace; second, two boilers oftinned copper; third, a copper skimmer; fourth, a few filter-hags, filtering-holders, and a percolator; fifth, tubs and pails for various uses; sixth, measures from one gallon to that ofthe smallest; seventh,weights and scales; eighth, areometer; ninth, funnels; tenth, alcohol lamps, with tinned dishes for diiferent colors of bottle wax; eleventh, a cork-press and syphon; twelfth, easks, demi johns, bottles. Those who wish to engage in this business on a large scale, would do well to purchase a brass mortar; one of iron would often change the color of the material; one of stone is required for the preparation of syrup of orgeat. Sieves must also he provided for separating the coarse pow- dei'ed materials from the fine,and a large knife for cutting and preparing roots, etc., etc., for the powdered state. Necessary Preparations.—There should always be on hand, well clarified white and brown sugar syruj^s, put up

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