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How to makeFruit Syrup

Plain Syrup.

Six and one-half pounds loaf sugar. One-half gallon of water. Boil until dissolved and then filter through flannel.

Clove Syrup.

Thirty drops of the quintessence of cloves. One pound simple syrup. Shake well in a bottle.

Sarsaparilla Syrup.

Ten drops oil of anise. Twenty drops oil of wintergreen. Twenty drops oil of sassafras.

Pineapple Syrup. Add one ounce essence of pineapple to one gallon white syrup and half ounce tartaric acid.

Syrup of Nectar.

Thirty drops essence of- nectar. One pound simple syrup. Mix.

The proportion of thirty parts of sugar to sixteen parts of water also makes an excel lent syrup. , Use only the best refined sugar, and filter ed water, soft as possible, as this will save the trouble of clarification, which is necessary when inferior ingredients are used. Pour the water cold over the sugar and let it slowly melt; and when saturated, boil by a gentle heat, and then keep simmering to the point desired.

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