1863 The manufacture of liquors, wines, and cordials

OIL OF ROSEMARY.

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OIL OF MACE

Is obtained from nutmegs.

Of a yel

unctuous to the touch.

It is solid, soft,

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more or less mottled,

lowish or orange yellow color, with the odor and taste of nutmeg.

It is dissolved

by alcohol or ether. An artificial preparation is sometimes substituted for the genuine oil. It is composed of suet, tallow, spermaceti, wax, and adding coloring and giving a flavor to the mixture with oil of nutmeg. Oil of mace is used for giving a nutty flavor to liquors, from two to -three ozs. to one hundred gallons. Its other uses will be found in the receipts.

OIL OF PARTRIDGE-BERRY

Is used for flavoring the syrup of sarsaparilla, and for the sarsaparilla cordial see farther Directions for Making Syrup and Cordial.

OIL OF ROSEMARY

Is sometimes used in flavoring raisin and prune spirit in the proportion of from one drachm to one oz. of the oil dissolved in acetic ether. The proportion of oil to ether is as one to five. Oil of rosemary is used for flavoring the cordials,