6 oz Almonds
2 oz Smashed bitters
Gentian root or cinchona
-bark
1 qt Water
1 lb Superfine sugar
1 tb Orange-flower water
Put 6 oz of pulverized sweet almonds and 2 oz of smashed bitters
ditto into a saucepan with one quart of water, and let it simmer for
a quarter of an hour; then add one pound of sifted sugar. When
dissolved strain through a hair sieve or jelly-bag, and add 1 tb of
orange-flower water. When cold, a wine-glassful of the mixture should
be put into a tumbler, which should be filled up with soda-or
Seltzer-water.
