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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powdered cloves, half ounce ;

from stalk, one ounce ; dered aniseed, half ounce ;

pow-

powdered nutmegs, half ounce ;

half ounce; whole cardamoms, quarter ounce;

saffron,

proof spirit, one gallon ;

capillaire, half gallon.

Steep the

press and filter, then add

solids in the spirit fourteen days ;

the capillaire.

237— VESPETRO.

Powdered fennel seeds, half ounce ; powdered coriander seeds, half ounce,- powdered carraway seeds, half ounce; powdered angelica seeds, half ounce ; essence of orange, half ounce ; essence of cochineal, quarter ounce ; brown sugar, five pounds ; spirits (30 U. P.), one and a half gallons. Macerate for a month, then decant or filter,

— YESPETRO (French).

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One lemon and one orange, sliced;

coriander seeds,

angelica seeds, bruised, half ounce ;

whole, half ounce ;

fen-

nel seeds, one-eighth of an ounce ;

aniseed, one-eighth of an

; proof spirit, one and a quarter gallons j

ounce

capillaire, one

Proceed as above.

pint.

BITTERS.

The trifling cost and little trouble attached to the manu- facture of bitters, induces us to give a greater variety of receipts for their production, than can probably be found in any other collection. We take this step knowing the very great convenience they will afford the proprietor, not only in regulating his stock to the tastes and requirements of his customers, but also in giving him a power of graduating the strength of the article he may desire. This he can do