1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE nECEIPTS.

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sugar commences to boil, you must commence stir- ring, and continue all the time, else it will boil over for you. Very much care is required to make good sugar-colouring. After you have thinned it down to its proper consistency, strain it while warm.

No. 344.

HoiD to make Simple Syrup. Take 1 pint water to every 2 pounds loaf sugar dissolve it over the fire ; remove the scum that will arise ; as soon as it commences to boil, remove It from the fire ; and, while hot, strain it.

No. 345.

S^ow to make Pure Spirits. Take 38 gallons rectified whiskey, as pure as you can rectify it, 5 degrees above proof, add 1 pound stone-lime, i pound sweet spirits of nitre, 1 pound alum. Put the lime, nitre, and alum into the w^his- key; stir them well together, let stand 24 hours; then add 1 pound liquorice-stick, and | pound winter- bark ; let them stand 36 hours, then draw it off as pure as possible.

No. 346.

How to

make Pure Spirits hy Distillation.

Prepare a work as a, copper-still. Take good rec- tified whiskey, for every barrel add 1 bushel fine- pulverized charcoal, 1 pound rock-salt, and 1 pound orris-root; put the whole together in the still with your liquor, and run it ofl'by a slow fire. 2D