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

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FILTKATION.

Av-ater, are distilled witli a qxiantity of cocoa and spice. Now,as the alcohol distils at 1T6°, and water at 212'=, it is perfectly apparent that the 7 pints of alcohol will all dis til from.off the water, and become impregnated Avith the flavor and taste of the cocoa and spices before the water begins to distil. The greater the sm-face exposed^ and the less the height the vapors have to ascend,the more rapidly does the distil lation proceed; and so well are these principles under stood by the Scotch distillers, that they do not take more than three minutes to discharge a still containing fifty gallons of fluid. The body of the still or boiler should never be filled above one-half, sometimes not above one- fourth,to prevent the possibility ofboiling or spirting over. As a necessary appendage to the*boLler, furnace, &c., a copper sldmmer, Avith small holes, such as is used in kitchens, should be provided. 3, On Filtration. The filtering Apparatus consists of a long, high, nar row,but strong table, in the middle of which are cut out round holes of 4 inches diameter, 2 feet distant from each other. , , , 1 On the under part of the table around the holes are placed 4 hooks equidistant from each other,for hangmg up the filtering-bags; ^ .n . fl i • For filtering-bags, cut a yard of Canton nannel in thi-ee square pfeces as exact as you can;double one of tl>e square pieces, sew it on one side and let the other remain open,so that you form a triangle; the soft or coUon sub stance of the bag must form the inner side, Avith brass rings to hang the bag to the table sewed on. For every hole in the table there should be a correspondent filtering- bag hang up. In connection with this process there must