1863 The manufacture of liquors, wines, and cordials

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woollen filtering bag, previously moistened, and al- low the honey to pass. It comes away perfectly clear ; the paper pulp may then be washed, and the dark wine-colored liquid subjected to a second pro- cess. Honey clarified by the first process described, is as clear and colorless as syrup made with refined su- gar, but still retains its flavor. On analysis pure brandy has been shown to con- tain alcohol, water, volatile oil, tannin, heavy oil of wine, acetic ether, and coloring matter. An imitation of brandy is composed of alcohol, with various proportions of grain oil, starch, sugar, honey, tannin, coloring, acetic ether, raisin spirit, or heavy oil of wine, &c., &c. The sugar, honey, pepper,

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Nitrate of Silver Test for Detecting Grain or Fuset