Tinctures. 403 



Essence of lemon peel. Lemon peel 6 oz., spirit of wine 8 oz. ; 

 8teep. — Several other essences are used partly as medicines, partly 

 in cookery. See the Index. 



Quintessence of lemon peel. Spirit of wine 1 pint, ess. of lemons 

 t an oz. ; dissolve : used to flavour punch, soups, jellies, and ihe 

 Hke. 



Tincture of orange peel. Orange peel 3 oz., proof spirit ^ 

 pints : makes a fine ratafia with sugar. 



Brandy hitters. Gentian 31b., orange peel 2lb., cardamoms 

 lib., cinnamon 8 oz., cochineal 2 oz., spirit of wine 6 gall., water 

 5^all. 



Mock arracki Vaujchcdl nectar. Rum 2 pints, flowers of benja- 

 min 20 grains. 



Peppermint cordial Oil of peppermint 75 drops, sugar 1 oz., 

 grind together, add spirit of wine 1 pint, then mix it with spirit 

 of wine 10 pints, water 10 gall., and fine with alum -^ an oz. 



USED IN THE ARTS. 



Common varnish, Sandarac 8 oz., tereb. Venet. 6 oz., S. V. R. 



2 pints. 



Transparent varnish. Gum. junip. 8 oz., tereb. Venet. 4 oz., 

 mastich 2 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints; used upon wood. 



White varnish. Gum. junip. 1 lb., Strasburgh turpentine 6oz., 

 S. V. R. 2 pints ; used upon paper, wood, and linen. 



White hard varnish. Mastich 4 oz., gum. juniper., ter. Venet. 

 ana 3 oz., pounded glass (to prevent the gums from forming an 

 impenetrable mass) 3 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints ; used upon cards, 

 theaths, &c. 



IMiite polishing varnish. IMastich in tears 2 oz., gum. juniper. 

 8 oz., gum. elemi 1 oz., tereb. Argent. 4 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints 

 used upon metal, polished with pumice powder. 



Tranxparent copal varnish. Spirit of wine, fully charged with 

 eamphire, 4 oz., copal in fine powder 1 oz., dissolve, filter, add the 

 filtered liquor to S. V. R. 1 pint, in which gum. elemi 1 oz. hat 

 Been previously dissolved. 



2. S. V. R. 1 pint, eamphire ^ an oz. : dissolve, pour it upon 

 " in small pieces 4 oz. ; heat it so that the bubbles that rise up 

 may be counted ; when cold, pour it off*, and add more spirit to 

 ibe residuum ; used for pictures. 



S. Copal, melted and dropped into water, 8 oz., gum. sandarac, 

 6oz., mastich ?t oz., tereb. Argent. 2| oz., pounded glass 4 oz.y 

 S. V. R. 2 pints ; used for metals, chairs, &c. 



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