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stand and soak for 6 weeks, and then filtrate it. Ingredients are: 1/2 pound
angelica, 1 1/2 pound alcohol, sugar to suit, and 2 quarts water.
Anisette.
Ten ounces anise seed (fresh preferred) is to be put in a gallon of alcohol with
the yellow rind of 2 or 3 lemons and a little cinnamon. This is set aside for a
month. After that time strain the extract and dilute it with 3 quarts of water
and 4 pounds sugar boiled down to a thick syrup, cooled and cleared. Work it
like punsch, then bottle.
Essence of almonds.
Scald a pound sweet almonds and a few bitter ones, shell them and let them stand
in water to extract. After that pound them to a fine paste in a stonemortar,
using a few drops af water at a time. When ready with the pounding add half a
pint of water to the mixture and wring it through a straining cloth and place it
in a cold room. Dissolve about five pounds of sugar in half a gallon
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