1891 Drinks à La Mode by Mrs de Salis

50 DRINKS A LA MODE one quart of syrup (see Creme de Citron) and enough pink colouring matter to give it a delicate colour. Filter and bottle for use. Orange Bitters. Simple syrup one gallon, essence of orange one ounce. Orange Brandy. Take the thin rinds of six Seville oranges, place them in a jar, and then pour over the strained juice of them and two quarts of good brandy, and let them infuse for three weeks ; filter the liquid when clear, and put in with a pound and a quarter of loaf sugar, and stir two or three times a day till the sugar is dissolved ; strain again and bottle. Take the rinds of three lemons and of eight Seville oranges, peeled very thin, and three pounds of pounded sugar candy. Steep the whole in a gallon of brandy for four days and nights, stirring it frequently, and run it through filtering-paper to clear it. Orange Gin. Take the thin rind of three Seville oranges and one lemon, and put them into a stone jar with a pint and a half of gin, three-quarters of a pound of crushed barley sugar, and the strained juice of the fruit ; cover the jar closely, and leave it for three or four weeks, shaking it up every now and then ; strain the liquor into bottles and cork securely. Orange Brandy. Another Way.