stir well ; strain and bottle.
GINGER
ingredients.
1 Bottle Extract of
Ginger.
3! Lbs. Lump Sugar,
3 Quarts
GINGER BEER.
Ingredients.
i Oz. Bruised Ginger,
i Oz. Cream of Tartar,
i Lemon.
2 Eggs✪ Ginger Beer
I Lb. Lump Sugar,
i Gallon Water,
i Oz. German Yeast.
(Whites only).
Method.
Put sugar ginger, and cream ot tartar, with the lemon (sliced) into
a large bowl ; boil water and pour thereon ; cream the yeast with a
dessertspoonful of sugar and put it on a piece of toasted bread ; put this
in liquid when the latter is lukewarm ; beat the whites of eggs and add •
let it stand for twelve hours ; strain and bottle. Cork and tie the bottles’
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DAMSON WINE.
ingredients.
4 Lbs. Damsons. i Gallon Water.
4 Lbs. Sugar. Oz. Root Ginger.
2 Lemons✪ Damson Wine.
Method.
Put damsons to soak in the water (cold) ; leave them for a week,
stirring daily ; strain and put juice into jar ; add sugar, ginger, and
lemons (sliced) ; stand again for a week ; strain and bottle ; leave
uncorked for a week ; add pinch of isinglass, and cork ; tie corks.
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DANDELION FLOWER WINE.
Ingredients.
3 Quarts Freshly- Picked
Dandelion Flowers.
2 Lemons.
3 Lbs. Sugar.
Method.
Boil water and pour over the flowers ; stand for three days ; stir
daily ; strain ; add sugar and peel of lemons and oranges ; boil for one
hour ; add pulps of lemons and oranges ; stand till cold ; add German
yeast ; stand three days ; skim and strain ; put raisins equally in
bottles ; pour in liquid ; cover bottles with cloth ; stand for from two
to three weeks, until fermentation is over, then cork.
i Gallon Water,
i Orange,
i Lb. Raisins,
i Oz. German Yeast✪ Dandelion Flower Wine.
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CAYENNE CORDIAL.
Ingredients.
Two Pennyworth Essence Cayenne.
Two Pennyworth Essence Ginger.
Two Pennyworth Essence of Lemon.
One Pennyworth Tartaric Acid,
1 1 Lb. Loaf Sugar✪ Cayenne Cordial.
Method.
Pour five quarts of boiling water on sugar ; stand till lukewarm ;
add essences ; colour with burnt sugar.
Use with aerated waters.
2 68
COUGH MIXTURE.
(For Weak Chest, Hoarseness, etc.).
Ingredients.
* Egg. 2 Tablespoonfuls Water
A Little Sugar. A Pinch of Salt.
3 Drops of Lemon Juice.
Method.
Beat the egg ; add other ingredients. Take this daily.
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COUGH MIXTURE.
ingredients.
Ipecacuanha
Sweet Spirits of Nitre
Chloric Ether
Water
Take one tablespoonful every three
. . 2 Drachms.
. . 3 Drachms.
2 Drachms.
. . 6 Ozs.
or four hours.
DIARRHOEA
ingredients.
Tincture of Opium
Tincture of Catechu
Tincture of Kino . .
Chloric Ether
Chalk Mixture to make . .
Take one tablespoonful three or
MIXTURE.
. . 2 Scruples.
. . 4 Drachms.
. . 4 Drachms.
. . . . 2 Drachms.
. . 4 0zs-
four times a day if necessary.
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USEFUL WEIGHTS AND
i Breakfastcupful of Breadcrumbs
i Teacupful of Flour
3 Small Teacupfuls of Sugar, Rice,
i Tablespoonful of Butter
i Good sized Egg
i Piece Butter, size of an egg
3 Pennies
3 Halfpennies
MEASURES.
weighs J lb.
,, 4 lb.
etc. „ i lb.
,, 2 OZS.
,, 2 OZS.
„ 2 OZS.
„ I OZ.
,5 4 OZ.
4 Saltspoonfuls measures
2 Teaspoonfuls
4 Teaspoonfuls
1 Small Teacupful
2 Small Breakfast cupfuls ”
4 Small Breakfastcupfuls
4 Tablespoonfuls
12 Tablespoonfuls
4 Pint * ”
i Pint of Water weighs
i Teaspoonful.
i Dessertspoonful,
i Tablespoonful.
i Gill,
i Pint,
i Quart,
i Wineglassful.
i Teacupful.
i Tumblerful,
i lb. 4 ozs.
(about.)
seful
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
stir well ; strain and bottle.
GINGER WINE.
Ingredients.
1 Bottle Extract of Ginger.
3½ Lbs. Lump Sugar.
3 Quarts
GINGER BEER.
Ingredients.
i Oz. Bruised Ginger, i Oz. Cream of Tartar, i Lemon.
2 Eggs
I Lb. Lump Sugar, i Gallon Water, i Oz. German Yeast. (Whites only).
Method.
Put sugar ginger, and cream ot tartar, with the lemon (sliced) into a large bowl ; boil water and pour thereon ; cream the yeast with a dessertspoonful of sugar and put it on a piece of toasted bread ; put this in liquid when the latter is lukewarm ; beat the whites of eggs and add • let it stand for twelve hours ; strain and bottle. Cork and tie the bottles’
DAMSON WINE.
ingredients.
4 Lbs. Damsons. i Gallon Water.
4 Lbs. Sugar. Oz. Root Ginger.
2 Lemons.
Method.
Put damsons to soak in the water (cold) ; leave them for a week, stirring daily ; strain and put juice into jar ; add sugar, ginger, and lemons (sliced) ; stand again for a week ; strain and bottle ; leave uncorked for a week ; add pinch of isinglass, and cork ; tie corks.
DANDELION FLOWER WINE.
Ingredients.
3 Quarts Freshly- Picked Dandelion Flowers.
2 Lemons.
3 Lbs. Sugar.
Method.
Boil water and pour over the flowers ; stand for three days ; stir daily ; strain ; add sugar and peel of lemons and oranges ; boil for one hour ; add pulps of lemons and oranges ; stand till cold ; add German yeast ; stand three days ; skim and strain ; put raisins equally in bottles ; pour in liquid ; cover bottles with cloth ; stand for from two to three weeks, until fermentation is over, then cork.
i Gallon Water, i Orange, i Lb. Raisins, i Oz. German Yeast.
CAYENNE CORDIAL.
Ingredients.
Two Pennyworth Essence Cayenne.
Two Pennyworth Essence Ginger.
Two Pennyworth Essence of Lemon.
One Pennyworth Tartaric Acid,
1 1 Lb. Loaf Sugar.
Method.
Pour five quarts of boiling water on sugar ; stand till lukewarm ; add essences ; colour with burnt sugar.
Use with aerated waters.
2 68
COUGH MIXTURE.
(For Weak Chest, Hoarseness, etc.).
Ingredients.
* Egg. 2 Tablespoonfuls Water
A Little Sugar. A Pinch of Salt.
3 Drops of Lemon Juice.
Method.
Beat the egg ; add other ingredients. Take this daily.
COUGH MIXTURE.
ingredients.
Ipecacuanha Sweet Spirits of Nitre Chloric Ether Water
Take one tablespoonful every three
. . 2 Drachms.
. . 3 Drachms.
2 Drachms. . . 6 Ozs.
or four hours.
DIARRHOEA
ingredients.
Tincture of Opium Tincture of Catechu Tincture of Kino . .
Chloric Ether
Chalk Mixture to make . .
Take one tablespoonful three or
MIXTURE.
. . 2 Scruples.
. . 4 Drachms.
. . 4 Drachms.
. . . . 2 Drachms.
. . 4 0zsfour times a day if necessary.
USEFUL WEIGHTS AND
i Breakfastcupful of Breadcrumbs i Teacupful of Flour 3 Small Teacupfuls of Sugar, Rice, i Tablespoonful of Butter i Good sized Egg i Piece Butter, size of an egg 3 Pennies 3 Halfpennies
MEASURES.
weighs J lb.
,, 4 lb.
etc. „ i lb.
,, 2 OZS.
,, 2 OZS.
„ 2 OZS.
„ I OZ.
,5 4 OZ.
4 Saltspoonfuls measures
2 Teaspoonfuls 4 Teaspoonfuls
1 Small Teacupful
2 Small Breakfast cupfuls ”
4 Small Breakfastcupfuls
4 Tablespoonfuls 12 Tablespoonfuls 4 Pint * ”
i Pint of Water weighs
i Teaspoonful. i Dessertspoonful, i Tablespoonful. i Gill, i Pint, i Quart, i Wineglassful. i Teacupful. i Tumblerful, i lb. 4 ozs.
(about.)
seful
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