Around-the-world cook book

Lavender leaves, % pound, Dried rose-leaves, i/4 pound, Powdered orris-root, % pound, Civet, 8 grains. Powdered musk, 10 grains. Mix thoroughly and keep air-tight until ready to make up into sachets. If the odor of musk is not agreeable it may be omitted. ROSE SACHET Dried rose-leaves, 1/2 pound, Ground sandal-wood, 14 pound, Attar of rose, % ounce. Keep in a tightly corked bottle when not needed for use to fill the bags. HELIOTROPE SACHET Dried rose-leaves, i/4 pound, Powdered orris-root, i/^ pound. Powdered tonka bean, 2 ounces. Vanilla bean, 1 ounce, Attar of almonds, 2 drops. Powder all and mix by sifting them together. LAVENDER SMELLING-SALTS Carbonate of ammonia, 8 ounces, Oil of cloves, 1 fluid ounce. Oil of lavender, % fluid ounce. Oil of bergamot, % fluid ounce, Oil of cassia, y^ fluid ounce. Crush the ammonia into very small pieces, and put it into a smelling-bottle; mix the oils thoroughly, and pour just enough into the bottle to barely cover the ammonia, keeping the remainder to replenish the smelling-bottle when required. TO MAKE POTPOURRI JARS "Whole allspice (crushed), 2 ounces. Stick cinnamon (broken coarsely), 2 ounces. Orris-root (bruised and shredded), 1 ounce, Lavender flowers, 2 ounces, Oil of rose, 5 drops. Good cologne, % piiit, Rose petals, Salt. Gather the rose leaves in the morning and let them stand in a cool place to dry. Toss them lightly, then put them in a large covered dish in layers. Sprinkle each layer freely with salt. Add to this several mornings, till enough stock of leaves has been gathered. Shake up, or stir every morning, and let the whole stand 10 days after the last petals are added. Transfer to a glass fruit-jar, in the bottom of which have been placed the allspice and cinnamon. Let it stand 6 weeks closely covered, when it is then ready for the permanent jar. Add to it now the orris, lavender, and a small quantity of any other sweet-scented dried leaves that may be desired, and mix all together, and put it into the permanent rose-jar, in alternate layers; with the rose stock and the few drops of Tose-oil, and pour over the whole, the fourth of a pint of good strong cologne. This will last for years; though from time to time one may add a little lavender, or orange-flower water, or any nice perfume, and at some seasons, may even add a few more fresh rose-petals. TO MAKE POTPOURRI JARS ANOTHER METHOD Violet powder, % ounce, Orris-root, y^ ounce, Mace, y^ teaspoon. Rose powder, i/^ ounce. Heliotrope powder, V2 ounce. Cinnamon, y^ teaspoon, Cloves, 1/2 teaspoon. Oil of roses, 4 drops, Oil chiris, 10 drops. Oil melissa, 20 drops. Oil eucalyptus, 20 drops, Bergamot, 10 drops, Alcohol, 2 drams. Use fresh rose-leaves for the vehicle to hold the powders. It is best to gather the leaves when the roses are in their richest bloom. Pack them in a jar in layers, about 2 inches deep, and sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of fine, dry salt on each layer. Continue this until the jar is full, adding fresh leaves and salt daily, and keep it in a dark, dry, cool place.