1919 Home made beverages

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Non-Alohcolic

Beverages

a little water or wine; of the water a teaeupful or more, at will. A few drops of the essence, well agitated with % pint of cold water, form an extemporaneous peppermint water equal to that obtained by distillation. This water is an excellent mouth wash for smokers. 3. — One oz. oil of peppermint, 4 oz. rectified spirit; mix. 4. — To 3 add % oz - herb of peppermint, or parsley or spinach leaves (preferably one of the first two), digest for a week, or until sufficiently colored; 10 or 12 gr. sap green rubbed up with a teaspoonful of hot water is also used for coloring. 5. — Two fl.oz. of oil of peppermint, 16 fl.oz. rectified spirits. Pineapple 1. — Pineapple essence, 2 oz.; citric acid, 1 oz.; alcohol, 80°, 2pt. 2. — Amyl butyric ether, 10 parts; butyric ether, 5 parts; glycerine, 3 parts; aldehyde and chloroform, each 1 part. 3. — Deodorized alcohol, 500 parts; proof spirits, 200 parts; pure pineapple juice, 190 parts; pineapple ether, 100 parts; tincture of vanilla, 10 parts. Color with tinc- ture of curcuma. 4. — Oil of lemon, 2 drams; butyric ether, 4 drams; acetic ether, 2 oz.; spirit of nitrous ether, 1 oz.; glycerine, 1 oz.; alcohol, 1 pt.; water, enough to make 2 pt. 5. — Amyl acetate, 1 part; amyl butyrate, 10 parts; ethyl butyrate, 5 parts; glycerine, 3 parts; oil lemon, 0.1 part; oil orange, 0.2 part; alcohol, 100 parts. 6. — Amyl butyrate, 4 drams; butyric ether, 2 oz.; isebacic ether, 4 drams; acetic ether, 2 drams; amyl ace- tate, 2 drams; pineapple juice, 2 oz.; glycerine, 2 oz.; cologne spirit, 12 oz. Mix then and filter. A very fair essence of pineapple is made by mixing 2 oz. of butyric ether with 12 oz. of cologne spirit. Mix them and filter. 7. — Pineapple Punch Essence. — Alcohol, 2 qt.; rum, 1 qt.; artificial pineapple essence, J£ fl.dr.; essence enanthic ether, 20 gr.; citric acid solution, 1 to 1J^ fl.oz.; syrup, 2 qt. 16