1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

78

Syrups

soms of the white thorn, free from husks ; fill

up with

pale brandy ;

at the proper time add a few apricot

sweeten to taste. — Bruise 2 drachms of add I oz. of archel, fibs, of

; strain in a fortnight ;

kernels

Ratafia a la Violette.

Florentine orris root ;

sugar, and 2 pints of spirits of wine ;

in. six weeks

strain.

Orange Ratatia. — Into a jar put 9 mandarin or sweet oranges, a little cinnamon and coriander seed ; add 2 quarts of brandy ; in three months strain and bottle. Rose Cordial. — Take 4 drops tinct. of musk, 2 drops oil of orange, 5 drops oil of roses ; dissolve in 5 pints of gin ; add J gallon clear syrup ; colour with tincture of cochineal. Rosolio. — To 1 2 drops essence of vanilla, 2 drops 5 drops essence of amber, dissolved in 1 quart of alcohol, add clear syrup of 21bs. of sugar in J- gallon of water ; colour with cochineal. Sighs of Love. — Make a syrup of Slbs. of sugar to \ gallon of water ; add 1 pint of rose-water, 1 quart of rectified spirit, and 1 drop essence of ambergris. Shrub. — Infuse in 1 gallon of rum or brandy the peels of 3 oranges and 3 lemons, and ] quart of lemon juice ; let this digest two months ; then add some syrup and water ; in four days strain clear. ofl of roses,