1869 Haney's steward & barkeeper's manual a complete and practical guide for preparing all kinds of plain and fancy mixed drinks and popular beverages .. (1869)

STEWARD AND BARKEEPER'S MANUAL.

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may have

the residue so as to recover any of the liquor it

mix both liquors, and filter through flannel.

retained ;

197— EAU D'ABSINTHE.

Lemon peel, cut small, half pound ; wormwood, cut small, one pound; rectified spirit (11 0. P.), one and a half gallons ; capillaire, half gallon. Macerate the wormwood and the peel in the spirit for about a month ; then press and filter, and add the capillaire. Some color this green.

193— EAU D'ABSINTHE (French).

Wormwood, thirty-three ounces ,•

refined sugar, twenty-

four ounces ; quarter ounce ;

juniper berries, four ounces ;

angelica root,

cinnamon bark, one ounce; orange flower spirit of wine (11 U. P.), two and a

water, four ounces ;

half gallons. Bruise the sugar, berries, wormwood, &c, in an iron mortar or other convenient utensil and place them in a wide mouthed jar, then add the orange water and spirit. Stir them well up every day for a month, then press and filter.

199— EAU CELESTE.

Essence of cloves, two drachms ;

essence of fennel, one essence of aniseed,

drachm

; essence of lemon, one ounce ;

,• essence of cummin, one drachm ;

one drachm

essence of

cinnamon, two drachms ;

essence of violet flowers, half

an ounce capillaire, half gallon. Mix all the essences together and add them to the spirits , then add them to the capillaire. This may be used at once, but it improves greatly by keeping. ; proof spirit, two gallons ;

200— EAU DE CORDIALE.

Lemon peel, cut small, twenty ounces ;

cinnamon bark,

balm, the fresh herb, two ounces ;

bruised, four ounces ;

powdered coriander seed, two ounces ;

powdered aniseed,

two ounces ;

powdered mace, one ounce ;

powdered nut-