1874 The American Bar-Tender or The Art and Mystery of Mixing Drinks by E A Simmons

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ontls bruised in a covered vessel, and pour in 1 quart of spirits of vine. Keep for a month. Str.ain with pressure. Add 1 drop oil of ciunamon,and 2 1-2 pints of veuk syrup. Color with a little saflron. PEPPEKMINT Spirits of vine 2 oz., English oil of peppermint 1-4 of an oz. Add afew drops on sugar when required. PERFECT LOVE. Infusal pintspirits of wine, 1-2 tea-spoonful of vanilla pow der. Add the oloo-.saccharum of2 lemons and 1 lb. of sugar, Color with cochineal. SIROP DbiRSINTHE. JIacerate for 24 hour.s, or more,in 3 pints of water, 1-2 lb. of fresh wormwood tops. Strain with pressure. Add 4 pints of clarified syrup, and 1'table spoonful of pure spirit. SYRUP OF GINGER. To tincture of ginger, 1-2 fluid oz., add clarified syrup 1-2 pint SYRUP OF ORANGE OR LEAION PEEL. Tincture of orange-peel, 3 drachms, clarified syrup 1-2 pint. SYRUP OF LEMONS. Lemon-juice, strained, 1-2 pint; sugar 2 1-2 lbs.; rectified spirit, 2 fluid oz. Boil thejuice ten minutes. Strain, and add the sugar. When cool, color the spirit with saffron. IMITATION LEMON SYRUP. 4 oz. tartar'oacid; 2 drachms oil of lemon;6 oz. powdered loaf sugait

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