e of
liquorice, and of pepper and ginger, and one ounce each of cinnamon,
aniseed, juniper-berries, cloves, fennel-seed, and cardamom seed, two
drachms of saffron, two pounds of figs sliced, and one pound of the sun
raisins stoned. All these must be put into an earthen pot, and set in
the sun three weeks; then strain it, and mix with it two ounces of
Venice treacle, two ounces of mithridate, and four pounds of sugar. This
is an approved remedy for the gout in the stomach.

_Nonpareil._

Pare six lemons very thin, put the rinds and juice into two quarts of
brandy; let it remain well corked four days. Set on the fire three
quarts of spring water and two pounds of sugar, and clarify it with two
whites of eggs; let it boil a quarter of an hour; take the scum off, and
let it stand till cold. Put it to your brandy; add two quarts of white
wine, and strain it through a flannel bag; fill the cask, and it will
clarify itself. You may bottle it in a week. Orange-peel greatly
improves this liquor.

_Noyau._

To one gallon of the best white French brandy, or spirit diluted to the
strength of brandy, put two pounds and a half of bitter almonds
blanched, two pounds of white sugar-candy, half an ounce of mace, and
two large nutmegs. To give it a red colour, add four pounds of black
cherries. It must be well shaken every day for a fortnight; then let it
stand for six weeks, and bottle it off: it improves much by longer
keeping.

_Orange Juice._

One pound of fine sugar to a pint of juice; run it through a jelly-bag,
and boil it for a quarter of an hour; when cold, skim and bottle it.

_Spirit of Oranges or Lemons._

Take the thickest rinded oranges or lemons; pare off the rinds very
thin; put into a glass bottle as many of these chips as it will hold,
and then as much Malaga sack as it will hold besides. Stop the bottle
down close, and, when you use it, take about half a spoonful in a glass
of sack. It is a fine spirit to mix in sauces for puddings or other
sweet dishes.

_Cordial Orange Water._

Take one dozen and a half of the highest coloured and thick-rinded
oranges; slice them, and put them into two pints of Malaga sack, and one
pint of the best brandy. Take cinnamon, nutmegs, ginger, cloves, and
mace, of each one quarter of an ounce bruised, and of spearmint and balm
one handful of each; put them into an ordinary still all night, pasted
up with rye paste. The next day, draw them with a slow fire, and keep