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gest the whole twenty-four hours in a vessel close stopped; after which draw off one gallon in Balneum Mariæ, and sweeten with fine loaf sugar.


To make a Gallon of Bergamot Water.

Take the outer rind of three bergamots, a gallon of proof spirit, and two quarts of water; draw off one gallon in Balneum Mariæ, and sweeten it with sugar.


To make a Gallon of Jessamine Water.

Take of Spanish jessamine flowers, twelve ounces; essence of Florentine citron, or bergamot, eight drops; fine proof spirit, a gallon; water, two quarts: digest two days in a close vessel, after which draw off one gallon, and sweeten with fine loaf sugar.


To make a Gallon of the Cordial Water of Montpelier.

Take the yellow rinds of two bergamots, or fifty drops of the essence of that fruit; cloves and mace, of each half an ounce; a gallon of proof spirit, and a quart of water: digest two days in a close vessel, draw off a gallon, and sweeten with fine sugar.


To make a Gallon of Father Andrew's Water.

Take of white lily flowers, eight handfuls; orange flowers, four ounces; rose water, a quart; proof spirit, a gallon; water, a quart: draw off a gallon in Balneum Mariæ, and sweeten with fine sugar.

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