412 XI. LIQUID COMPOUNDS— 



FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Strop of buckthorn, Syr. de spina cervina, Syr, spincB cervince. 

 Juice of buckthorn berries full ripe lb. iv ; steep ginger and all- 

 spice, ana 5iv in 1 pint of it, then strain, boil the rest to lb. jss, 

 mix the two liquors, and add sugar lb. iijss. 



Syr. rhamni cathartici. Juice clarified by settling 2lb., 

 white sugar 31b. 



2. Juice 1 gall., brown sugar 12lb. 



3. Juice 3 gall., brown sugar 281b., piment. 6 oz. zz. 4 oz., 

 produced 38lb. ; cathartic, but apt to gripe, $ss to 5 iss, seldom 



pt by the farriers, who employ it very 



used but in clysters, except 

 liberally. 



FOR THE KITCHEN AND TABLE. 



Capillaire, Clarified syrup. White sugar 241b., water 16 

 pints, boil nearly to a syrup, clarify with white of 3 eggs, scum, 

 and finish the boiling, adding, while warm, orange flower water 1 

 pint. — 2. Gum. tragacanth. 3 oz., water 2 gall. : boil, strain, and 

 make it up 3 galls. ; add white sugar 24lb., clarify with the white 

 of 5 eggs, and then add orange flower water 2\ pints : this does 

 not mix well with wine. — 3. Lump sugar Sib., water 1 gall. ; 

 boil, scum, and clarify with the white of an egg^ when nearly cold 

 add rose water 1 pint, put it up in very dry warm bottles ; it may 

 be coloured with brandy colouring if desired : nutritive, restora- 

 tive, an elegant addition to pump water in summer time ; sold for 

 sirop de capillaire. 



Capillaire, Simple syrup 1 pint, cura9oa a wine-glassful. 



Syr, of berberries, Syr, de berberis. Juice, cleared by settling, lb. 

 ij, white sugar lb. jss, boil to a syrup. 



Syr. of raspberries, Syr. rubi Idcei. Juice lb. ij, sugar Jb.iv ^ij ; 

 dissolve : a grateful acid cooler. 



Syr. of elderberries, Syr. sambucinus. Juice of the berries q. p. 

 sugar q. s. to make a syrup. 



Syr, of black currants, Syr, e ribis nigris. As syrup of lemon 

 juice ; cooling. 



Syr. of red currants, Syr. e ribis rubris. Press out the juice; 

 strain, put it into a glass or china vessel, cover with paper in 

 which holes are pricked, expose it to the sun for a fortnight, take 

 ofi*the crust at top, add to each 4lb. of the clear liquor, 7lb. of 

 sugar, and give it a quick boil : this preparation prevents any fur- 

 ther fermentation. 



Syr, of orange peel^ Syr, e corticibus aurantiorum, Syr* corticis 



