Cologne Water and Per-fumed Spirits. Part 6

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This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.

Cologne Water and Per-fumed Spirits. Part 6

1008. Rose Water

1008. Rose Water. The ordinary best rose-water of the stores, particularly of the wholesale druggists who deal largely in the article, is generally made as follows:- Dissolve attar of roses, 6 drachms avoirdupois, in strongest rectified spirit (hot), 1 Imperial pint; throw the solution into a 12-gallon carboy, and add 10 gallons pure distilled water, at 180° to 185° Fahr.; at once cork the carboy (at first loosely), and agitate the whole briskly (at first cautiously), until quite cold. The product is really superior to much of the trash carelessly distilled from a scanty quantity of rose-leaves, and sold as rose water. (See Nos. 1071 (Proportions of Aromatics Submitted to Distillation for Making Perfumed Waters) and 1079).

1009. Orange-Flower Water

1009. Orange-Flower Water. The genuine imported article is one of the most delightfully fragrant of all the odoriferous distilled waters. An imitation may be made as follows: - Take of orange-flowers, 7 pounds avoirdupois; fresh thin yellow-peel of bitter oranges, 6 to 8 ounces; water, 2 Imperial gallons; macerate 24 hours, and then distill 1 gallon.

1010. Orange-Flower Water

1010. Orange-Flower Water. Another method is as follows. - Orange-flowers, 12 pounds avoirdupois; water, 36 pounds; distill 24 pounds for double orange-flower water; this, with an equal quantity of distilled water, forms the single. The flowers should not be put into the still till the water nearly boils.

1011. Florida Water

1011. Florida Water. Dissolve in 1/2 gallon 90 per cent, alcohol, 1 ounce each oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, and oil of lemon; and of oil of cloves and cinnamon 1 drachm each; add 1 gallon water, and filter.

1012. Florida Water

1012. Florida Water. Oil of bergamot, 3 ounces; oil of cinnamon, 4 drachms; tincture of benzoin, 2 ounces; 75 per cent, alcohol, 1 gallon. Mix and filter. (See No. 976.)

1013. Fine Florida Water

1013. Fine Florida Water. Take 2 drachms each of the oils of lavender, bergamot, and lemon; 1 drachm each of tincture of turmeric and oil of neroli; 30 drops oil of balm and 10 drops oil of rose; mix the above with 2 pints deodorized alcohol. (See No. 976.)

1014. Tincture of Coriander

1014. Tincture of Coriander. Powder coarsely 4 ounces coriander seed, and macerate for 15 days in 1 pint 95° alcohol; strain and filter.

1015. Tincture of Nutmegs

1015. Tincture of Nutmegs. Bruise well 6 ounces nutmegs in 1£ pints 95° alcohol ; let it remain for a couple of weeks, stirring occasionally; then press through a coarse cloth, and filter. Tincture of ginger, mace, and other spices are prepared by the same method.