1919 Home made beverages

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Non-Alcoholic

Beverages

the syrup. A few drops of tincture of curcuma will give a good color. 5. — Blood Orange. — Orange juice, 1 pt.; raspberry- juice, 1 oz.; claret wine, J^ oz.; fruit acid, % oz.; foam extract, 1 oz.; cochineal color, J-£ dr.; simple syrup, 1 gal. The kind of fruit acid used in this formula consists of 2 oz. of citric acid dissolved in 4 oz. of water; the cochineal color is 2J^ oz. of cochineal in 20 oz. of water, macerated for several days and filtered. 6. — Orange Flower Syrup. — Orange flower water, 1 pt.; granulated sugar, 28 oz. Dissolve without heat. 7. — Orange Peel. Fresh orange peel, 2 oz.; alcohol, 2 oz.; aqua pura, q. s. to percolate 9 oz.; sugar, 14 oz. Cut the peel in small pieces, put in mortar and add the alcohol. Thoroughly bruise to a pulp, put in a glass per- colator, add the aqua pura until 9 oz. have percolated. Put the sugar in percolator and percolate the menstruum through the sugar until dissolved. 8. — Orange Phosphate. — Dispensers who use a large quantity of orange phosphate will find it convenient to previously prepare a special syrup for the purpose. To 1 gal. of fruity orange syrup add about 6 oz. of solution of acid phosphate. The syrup so made is ready for use and dispensing with it is much more rapid than using a squirt bottle. Orgeat Syrup 1. -Cream syrup, J^ pt.; simple syrup, J£ pt.; vanilla syrup, 1 pt. ; oil bitter almonds, 5 drops. 2. — Beat to an emulsion in a mortar 8 oz. blanched sweet almonds and 4 oz. bitter ones, adding a little water; when smooth add 3 pt. water; mix and strain. Dissolve in this without heat 6 lb. sifted white sugar and 4 oz. fresh orange flower water. An excellent imitation of orgeat syrup is made by flavoring cream syrup, made with eggs and-milk, with a few drops of oil of bitter almonds. 3. — Sweet almonds, 8 oz.; bitter almonds, 2J-3 oz.; sugar, 3 lb.; water, 26 oz.; orange flower water, 4 oz. Blanch the almonds, rub them in a mortar to a fine paste 46