Part 334

Cypress Water.—

Essence of ambergris 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Spirits of wine 1 gallon Water 2 quarts

Distill a gallon.

Eau de Botot.—

Aniseed 80 parts Clover 20 parts Cinnamon cassia 20 parts Cochineal 5 parts Refined spirit 800 parts Rose water 200 parts

Digest for 8 days and add

Tincture of ambergris 1 part Peppermint oil 10 parts

Eau de Lais.—

Eau de cologne 1 part Jasmine extract 0.5 parts Lemon essence 0.5 parts Balm water 0.5 parts Vetiver essence 0.5 parts Triple rose water 0.5 parts

Eau de Merveilleuse.—

Alcohol 3 quarts Orange flower water 4 quarts Peru balsam 2 ounces Clove oil 4 ounces Civet 1 1⁠/⁠4 ounces Rose geranium oil 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Rose oil 4 drachms Neroli oil 4 drachms

Edelweiss.—

Bergamot oil 10 grams Tincture of ambergris 2 grams Tincture of vetiver (1 in 10) 25 grams Heliotropin 5 grams Rose oil spirit (1 in 100) 25 grams Tincture of musk 5 drops Tincture of angelica 12 drops Neroli oil, artificial 10 drops Hyacinth, artificial 15 drops Jasmine, artificial 1 gram Spirit of wine, 80 per cent 1,000 grams

Honey Water.—

I.—Best honey 1 pound Coriander seed 1 pound Cloves 1 1⁠/⁠2 ounces Nutmegs 1 ounce Gum benjamin 1 ounce Vanilloes, No. 4 1 drachm The yellow rind of 3 large lemons.

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Bruise the cloves, nutmegs, coriander seed, and benjamin, cut the vanilloes in pieces, and put all into a glass alembic with 1 gallon of clean rectified spirit, and, after digesting 48 hours, draw off the spirit by distillation. To 1 gallon of the distilled spirit add

Damask rose water 1 1⁠/⁠2 pounds Orange flower water 1 1⁠/⁠2 pounds Musk 5 grains Ambergris 5 grains

Grind the musk and ambergris in a glass mortar, and afterwards put all together into a digesting vessel, and let them circulate 3 days and 3 nights in a gentle heat; then let all cool. Filter, and keep the water in bottles well stoppered.

II.—Oil of cloves 2 1⁠/⁠2 drachms Oil of bergamot 10 drachms English oil of lavender 2 1⁠/⁠2 drachms Musk 4 grains Yellow sandalwood 2 1⁠/⁠2 drachms Rectified spirit 32 ounces Rose water 8 ounces Orange flower water 8 ounces English honey 2 ounces

Macerate the musk and sandalwood in the spirit 7 days, filter, dissolve the oils in the filtrate, add the other ingredients, shake well, and do so occasionally, keeping as long as possible before filtering.

Lilac Water.—

Terpineol 2 drachms Heliotropin 8 grains Bergamot oil 1 drachm Neroli oil 8 minims Alcohol 12 ounces Water 4 ounces

Orange Flower Water.—

Orange flower essence 8 ounces Magnesium carbonate 1 ounce Water 8 pints

Triturate the essence with the magnesium carbonate, add the water, and filter.

To Clarify Turbid Orange Flower Water.—Shake 1 quart of it with 1⁠/⁠4 pound of sand which has previously been boiled out with hydrochloric acid, washed with water, and dried at red heat. This process doubtless would prove valuable for many other purposes.

Violet Waters.—