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wards boil them till the Liquor is depurated 
ed; and let the ftrained Ptifan be ufed for 
common Drink. 
Note, that a Ptifan made of dried Liquorice, arid 
boiled to Deipumation, is much more agreeable, 
than when prepared from the frefh Root. 
Take the Roots of Dog-Grafs and Strawberry 
a §j. Liquorice fcraped and bruifed 3ij. Boil 
them in fbiv. of Water to ihiij. for an opening 
Apozem. 
The Juice of Liquorice is prepared feveral Ways ; 
whence we have many different Sorts of it. One 
Sort is brought from Spain in black hard Cakes or 
Rolls, and covered with Bay Leaves. It is extra#- 
ed from the Root by boiling it in Water, and eva^ 
porating the Decodtion to a due Confidence. The 
other Sorts are prepared in the Shops. Thefe are 
the white and black Juices, and that of JBlois. 
The white Liquorice-Juice, termed by fome 
Csmfeciio Rabecha , is made thus. 
Take the Roots of Liquorice and Florentine Or- 
ris in Powder a gvj. Starch §ij. white pow- 
dered Sugar £j. Make thefe into a fliff Pafte 
with q. s. of the Mucilage of Gum Traga- 
canth in Orange- Flower Water, and then fondl- 
ing the Pafte into flender Rolls or Tablets lay 
them in the Shade to dry. 
The black Juice thus. 
Take the Extra# of Liquorice-Root and pow- 
dered Sugar a ftij. Gum Arabick diffolved 3]. 
Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth made inOrange- 
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