Eau de Faix. — The same as for Eau Cordiale, substituting
for the other ingredients 3oz. each of orange- and lemon-peel,
2oz. each of rosemary-root, angelica-root, and sweet almonds,
foz. each of aniseed,✪ Eau Cordiale cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg,
9fqts. of spirits of wine, 4qts. of capillaire, and 3fqts. of
water. A little violet colouring should be added.
Eau des Prelats. — Prepared the same as for Eau Cordiale,
by steeping 8oz. of orange-peel, 6oz. of lemon-peel, lfoz. each
of cinnamon and marjoram, loz. each of lavender and nosegay,
loz. of vanilla, all finely chopped or powdered, in 9fqts. of
spirits of wine, straining off the spirits, and adding to the
jars or bottles 2oz. of essence of vanilla, lfqts. of Medoc wine,
2qts. each of water and orange-flower water, and 4qts. of
capillaire. Filter and bottle as before.
Eau de Pucelle. — Prepared in the same way as for Eau
Cordiale, using 12oz. of juniper-berries, 2oz. of fennel-seed,
lfoz. each of angelica-seed and cinnamon, foz. of cloves, and
9fqts. of spirits of wine, and adding 7fqts. of water, 5qts. of
capillaire, and a little yellow colouring.
Gaite Franqaise. — Pour 4qts. of proof spirits of wine into
stone jars or bottles, and add the thin peel of thirty oranges,
fib. of pounded cardamom, and foz. each of ground cloves
Cordials and Liqueurs — continued.
and cinnamon. Let these macerate for four or five weeks,
and mix in lqt. of water, 51b. of sugar, and a slight rose
colouring. Filter and bottle.
Golden Wasser Liqueur. — Add twelve drops of oil of aniseed
to lqt. of spirits of wine in a bottle, shake it well, then add
six drops of oil of cinnamon, three of oil of roses, and eight
of oil of citron, shaking the bottle as each oil is added, and
until they are all dissolved. Pour in lqt. of syrup, strain
the liquid throug’h filtering-paper, add a few squares of gold
leaf cut up into small pieces, put the liquid into small bottles,
and it is ready for use.
Liqueur d'Amour. — Bruise in a mortar 4oz. of lavender-flowers,
2oz. of red rose petals, and loz. of blanched bitter almonds,
adding a little sugar ; put them into a jar with lgall. of
over-proof spirit, cork up securely, and shake vigorously
daily for a month. Strain and filter, and if necessary fine
with alum and salts of tartar ; draw off again into a bowl,
add 2qts. of syrup, and twenty- five or thirty drops of spirit
of geranium or musk to perfume, put in three gold leaves,
damp them with the syrup, and break them up with a fork or
skewer. Now add a little colouring, so as to give a delicate
pink colour, and bottle off for use.
Liqueur d’Arg-ent. -Mix loz. each of the tinctures of clove,
coriander, and lemon, with lgall. of proof spirit, then add
foz. each of orange-flower water and rose-water, and pour in
2qts. of clarified syrup. Break in two or three silver leaves,
colour a light blue, and bottle off for use. ✪ Eau de Pucelle
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Eau de Faix. — The same as for Eau Cordiale, substituting for the other ingredients 3oz. each of orange- and lemon-peel, 2oz. each of rosemary-root, angelica-root, and sweet almonds, foz. each of aniseed, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, 9fqts. of spirits of wine, 4qts. of capillaire, and 3fqts. of water. A little violet colouring should be added.
Eau des Prelats. — Prepared the same as for Eau Cordiale, by steeping 8oz. of orange-peel, 6oz. of lemon-peel, lfoz. each of cinnamon and marjoram, loz. each of lavender and nosegay, loz. of vanilla, all finely chopped or powdered, in 9fqts. of spirits of wine, straining off the spirits, and adding to the jars or bottles 2oz. of essence of vanilla, lfqts. of Medoc wine, 2qts. each of water and orange-flower water, and 4qts. of capillaire. Filter and bottle as before.
Eau de Pucelle. — Prepared in the same way as for Eau Cordiale, using 12oz. of juniper-berries, 2oz. of fennel-seed, lfoz. each of angelica-seed and cinnamon, foz. of cloves, and 9fqts. of spirits of wine, and adding 7fqts. of water, 5qts. of capillaire, and a little yellow colouring.
Gaite Franqaise. — Pour 4qts. of proof spirits of wine into stone jars or bottles, and add the thin peel of thirty oranges, fib. of pounded cardamom, and foz. each of ground cloves
Cordials and Liqueurs — continued.
and cinnamon. Let these macerate for four or five weeks, and mix in lqt. of water, 51b. of sugar, and a slight rose colouring. Filter and bottle.
Golden Wasser Liqueur. — Add twelve drops of oil of aniseed to lqt. of spirits of wine in a bottle, shake it well, then add six drops of oil of cinnamon, three of oil of roses, and eight of oil of citron, shaking the bottle as each oil is added, and until they are all dissolved. Pour in lqt. of syrup, strain the liquid through filtering-paper, add a few squares of gold leaf cut up into small pieces, put the liquid into small bottles, and it is ready for use.
Liqueur d'Amour. — Bruise in a mortar 4oz. of lavender-flowers, 2oz. of red rose petals, and loz. of blanched bitter almonds, adding a little sugar ; put them into a jar with lgall. of over-proof spirit, cork up securely, and shake vigorously daily for a month. Strain and filter, and if necessary fine with alum and salts of tartar ; draw off again into a bowl, add 2qts. of syrup, and twenty- five or thirty drops of spirit of geranium or musk to perfume, put in three gold leaves, damp them with the syrup, and break them up with a fork or skewer. Now add a little colouring, so as to give a delicate pink colour, and bottle off for use.
Liqueur d'Argent. -Mix loz. each of the tinctures of clove, coriander, and lemon, with lgall. of proof spirit, then add foz. each of orange-flower water and rose-water, and pour in 2qts. of clarified syrup. Break in two or three silver leaves, colour a light blue, and bottle off for use.
Records on this page
Eau CordialeEau de PucelleLiqueur de SanteLiqueur de MuscadeRosolioGaite FranqaiseGolden Wasser LiqueurLiqueur d'Amour