1899 The Mixicologist by C F Lawlor

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THE MIXICOEOGIST.

SYRUPS, ESSENCES, TINCTURES, ETC. These preparations consist of ingredients used in the following recipes for making prepared punches, cocktails, etc. Plain Syrup. Take 6^^ pounds of loaf-sugar, gallon of water. The white of i egg. Boil until dissolved, and filter through flannel.

Gum Sjrrup.

Take 14 pounds of loaf-sugar. I gallon of water. Boil together for five minutes, and add water to make up to 2 gallons.

Lemon Syrup.

Take 5 gallons of gum syrup. 4 ounces of tartaric acid. I ounce of oil of lemon. I pint of alcohol.

Cut the oil of lemon in the alcohol, add the tar taric acid, and mix thoroughly with the syrup.