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Flower and Rofe-water ; but waters from 



dried odoriferous plants, fuch as Thyme, 



HyfTop, Marjoram and Wormwood, arc 

 made as follows. 



Fill two thirds of a large flone jar with 

 the tops of the plant you propofe to diftil; 

 boil, in a fufficicnt quantity of water, fome 

 twigs or tops of the fame plant; and 

 when one half of the water has evaporated, 

 pour the remainder into a jar over the 

 flowers, and let them Hand to infufe t hree 

 or four days ; then diftil them in a common 

 or cold dill. Care, however, mud be taken 

 not to diltil to drynefs, left you rifque the 

 bottom of the vefTel -, to prevent which ac- 

 cident, the beft way is never to draw off 

 more than two thirds of the liquor put into 

 the ftill. If you be defirous that the diftilled 

 water fhould acquire a higher flavour, 

 after the firft diftillation unlute the ftill, 



throw 



