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except the Ambergrife, which is to be ad- 

 ded afterwards. Then take two pounds of 

 the fineft White Soap, fhaved fmall, and 

 infufe it in three pints of Brandy, four or 

 five days. When it is dilTolved, add a little 

 Orange Flower- water, and knead the 

 whole into a very fliff Pafte with the bell 

 Starch finely powdered. Then mix the 

 Ambergrife, with a little Gum Traga- 

 canth liquified in fweet - feented Water. 

 Of this Pafte make Wafli-balls •, dry them 

 in thefhade, and polifh them with a Palte- 

 board or Lignum Vitas cup. 



252. Bologna IFajl'-haUs. 



Take a pound of Italian Soap cut in 

 fmall bits, and a quarter of a pound of 

 Lime -, pour on them two quarts of Brandy, 

 let them ferment together twenty - four 

 hours, then fpread the mafs on a (lieet of 

 K 6 filtrin*^ 



