416 XI. LIQUID COMPOUNDS.— 



Huih de Venus. Flowers of the wild carrot, picked, 6 oz., 

 S. V. R. 10 pints; distil in B. M. ; to the spirit add as much 

 syrup of capillaire ; it may be coloured with cochineal, 



Eau divine. S. V. R. 1 gall., ess. of lemons, ess. of Berga- 

 motte ana 3j ; distil in B. M. add sugar 4lb., dissolved in pure 

 water 2 gall., and lastly, orange flower water 5 oz. 



Brandy shrub. Brandy 9 pints, lemon juice, orange juice an> 

 1 pint, orange peels no. 4, lemon peels no. 2, sugar 2lb., water 

 5 pints. 



Rum shrub. The same, using rum instead of brandy. — 2. Con- 

 crete acid of lemons 8 oz., water 5 gall., raisin wine 4 gall., rum 10 

 gall., orange flower water 4 pints, honey 6lb. — 3. Orange juice 2 

 pints, rum 8 pints, sugar lib. 8 oz. 



Punch shrub. Lemon juice or lime juice Iflb. ; strain, and add 

 white sugar 4lb., rubbing part of it upon 12 of the lemons to get 

 off* the yellow peel before squeezing them, rum 4 pints : used to 

 make punch by putting half a pint into 2 pints of hot infusion 

 of tea ; it will take about 25 lemons, or twice that number of 

 limes. 



Lemonade shrub. Juice of 8 lemons, juice of berberries 3 oz., 

 white sugar half an oz., white wine half a pint; may be diluted at 

 pleasure to make lemonade or sherbet. In hot countries use orange 

 juice, as lemoh or lime juice is apt to produce cholera. 



Cura^'oa. Melasses spirit 1 gall., Seville orange peel cut thin, 

 dried, and powdered, lib., steep fourteen days; strain, add simple 

 syrup 1 gall. 



Or me d" orange. Oranges sliced no. 36, S. V. R. 2 gall., sugar 

 18lb., water 4 gall. 4 pints, tincture of saffron 1 oz. 5iv, orange 

 flower water 4 pints; digest for a fortnight, strain. 



Spo7'tsmans cordial^ Eau de chasseurs. Peppermint water, 

 S. V. R. of each 1 pint, white sugar 8 oz. 



All the above liqueurs are stimulant, and taken ad libitum for 

 pleasure. 



Liqueurs are also made by adding Hungary water, honey water, 

 eau de Cologne, and several other spirits, to an equal quantity of 

 simple syrup, or common capillaire. 



Hippocras. Canary, Lisbon ana 12 pints, cinnam. 2oz.,caneL 

 alb. 3iv, caryoph., macis, nuc. mosch. zingib., galang. ana5j; 

 digest three days, strain, add white sugar 40 oz. 



Elixir de Garus. Myrrh, aloes ana 3 jss, cloves, nutmegs ana 

 5iij, saff'ron 3j, cinnamon 3vj, S. V. R. 1 gall.; distil 9 pints, 

 then make an infusion of maidenhair 4 oz., liquorice root3iv, figs 

 3 oz., in boiling water 1 gall. ; strain with expression, dissolve in it 



