^ Sweet TSagy tPot-pourri and other %ec'tpes $£, 



Eau sans Pareil. 



One quart of spirits of wine, one ounce of essence of 

 bergamot, two drachms of tincture of musk, add to them 

 half a pint of water, and bottle them for use. 



Mrs. Glasse. The Art of Cookery (1784). 



Eau de Bouquet. 



Take one quart of spirits of wine, half an ounce of musk, 

 two drachms of tincture of saffron, mix them well 

 together, and let them stand one day ; then filter it with 

 any water. jfoj. 



The Ambrosia Nosegay. 



Take one pint of spirits of wine, one drachm of oil of 

 cloves, one ounce of oil of nutmegs ; mix them and filter 

 it as you please. Ibid. 



Eau de Luce. 



Two ounces of the best rectified spirits of wine, one 

 drachm of oil of amber, two drachms of salt of tartar, 

 prepared powder of amber two drachms, twenty drops 

 of oil of nutmegs, put them all into a bottle and shake it 

 well ; let it stand five hours, then filter it and always keep 

 it by you, and when you would make Eau de Luce put 

 it into the strongest spirits of sal-ammoniac. Ibid. 



Miss in her Teens. 



One quart of spirits of wine ; essence of bergamot one 

 ounce ; oil of Rhodium two drachms, tincture of musk 

 half a drachm, and half a pint of water ; mix them well 

 together, and put them into bottles for use. Ibid. 



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