A cyclopaedia of practical receipts, and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy : designed as a comprehensive supplement to the pharmacopœias, and general book of reference for the manufacturer, tradesman, amateur, and heads of families / by Arnold J. Cooley.

  • Arnold James Cooley
Date:
1856
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    rectified spirit, 1 gall.; rum, ^ gall.; and litter almonds, grated, \\ oz.; bung down for 4 months, then draw it ofF into another cask, add of brandy, ] gall., and in 3 months bottle it. 4. Teneriffe, slightly flavoured with cherry- laurel or bitter almonds, forms an excellent British sherry, either alone or diluted with an equal quantity of Cape or raisin wine, or good perry. British Tokay. To yood cider, 18 gall.; add of elderberry juice, ^ gall.; honey, 28/5.; sugar, 14 lb.; red argol (powdered), | lb. ; crystallized tartaric acid, 3 oz. ; mix, boil, ferment, and when the active fermentation is complete, add of brandy, 1 gall.; and suspend in the liquor from the bunghole, a mixture of cassia and ginger, of each, \ oz.; cloves and capsicum, of each, \ oz.; the whole bruised, and loosely inclosed in a coarse muslin bag. It will be ripe in 12 months. Obs. Some of the preceding formulae, by skilful management, produce very good imi- tations of some of the imported wines ; but (prejudice aside) many of the British fruit wines possess an equally agreeable flavour, and are frequently more wholesome. All British wines require to be kept at least a year to mellow. Much of the superiority of foreign wine arises from its age. WINE (Culinary). Syn. Wines for Kitchen use. These are prepared in a similar manner to the medicated tvines noticed below:— Basil Wine. From green basil leaves, 4 or 5 oz. ; sherry, Cape, or raisin wine, 1 pint; digest for 10 days, press, and strain. Used to give a turtle flavour to soups and gravies. In a similar way may be made the wines of celery leaves, celery seed, sage, shallots, and the various green and dried herbs used in cookery. Cayenne Wine. From capsicum oxcayenne, 1 oz. ; Cape, 1 pint; steep for a fortnight, and strain. In a similar way may be made Currie (powder), ragout (spice), and several other similar wines used in the kitchen. WINE (Impregnated). See Culinary Wines, Medicated do., 8{c. WINE (Medicated). Syn. Impregnated Wine; VinumMedicatum,—Lat. The medi- cated wines {vina medicata) are prepared by cold maceration, in well-closed vessels, in precisely the same way as tinctures. In the Ph. L. of 1824 a diluted spirit was sub- stituted for wine, without altering the name of the preparation; hut the use of wine (sherry) was restored in that of 1836. The druggists commonly use Cape or raisin wine as a menstruum, from it being cheaper than sherry, and, perhaps, scarcely less powerful as a solvent. The vinum of the Ph. U. S. was formerly Teneriffe. Medicated wines should be kept in stop- pered glass vessels, and he frequently shaken during maceration. (Ph. L.) The following are the principal medicated wines at present in use :— WINE (Aloes). Svn. Tinctura Sacra,— Ph. L. 1746. Tinct. Hiera Pierce,—Ph. L. 1721. Vinum Aloes,—Ph. L. & E., & Ph. D. 1826. Prep. (Ph. L.) Powdered Soco- trine or hepatic aloes, 2 oz. ; powdered ca- nella, 5 oz.; sherry, 1 quart; macerate for 14 days, and filter. In the Ph. E. cardamoms and ginger, of each, Ij dr., are substituted for canella. Dose. As a purgative, ^ to 2 fl. oz.; as a stomachic, 1 to 2 fl. dr. WINE (Aloes,—Alkaline). Syn. Vinum Aloes Alkalinum; Vin. AloeticumAlkaiinum, —Ph. L. 1746. Prep. (Dr A.T.Thomson.) Carbonate of soda, 3 oz.; myrrh and extract of aloes, of each, 6 dr.; sesquicarbonate of ammonia, 45 dr. ; sherry, 24 fl. oz. (say, \ \ pint); macerate, as before. In dyspejjsia, chlorosis, &c. Dose. As the last. WINE (Antiraonial). Syn. Tartar Emetic Wine, Wine of Potassio-lartrate of Anti- mony ; Vinum Antimonii Potassio-tartratis, — Ph. L. Vinum Antimoniale, — Pli. E. Vinum Antimonii Tartarizati,—Ph.L. 1788. Prep. (Ph. L. & E.) Potassio-lartrate of antimony, 40 gr.; sherry, 1 pint; dissolve. Each j?M!rf oz. contains 2 gr. of emetic tartar. Dose. As a diaphoretic and expectorant, 10 to 30droi)s, frequently; as a nauseant, 1 to 2 fl. dr.; as an emetic, 2 to 4 fl. dr. The corresponding compound of the Ph. D. is antimonii tartarizati liquor. (See p.ll 64.) WINE (Clialylieate). See Wine of Iron. WINE (Colchicum). Syn. Wine of Col- chicum Root; Vinum Radicis Colchici; Vi- num Colchici,—Ph. L. &. E. Prep. (Ph.L.) Dried corms of meadow saffron (sliced), 8 oz.; sherry wine, 1 quart; macerate 7 days, and strain; (press strongly the residuum, and filter the mixed liquors,—Ph. E.) A powerful sedative and purgative. Dose, g to 1 fl. dr.; in gout, acute rlieumatism, and other painful inflammatory and nervous af- fections. Obs. The celebrated eau medicinale of M. Husson [aqua medicinalis Hussonii) lesembles. in composition and action, the above preparation in eyery point except its strength, which, we believe, is much above that of the wine of the British Colleges. WINE (Colchicum Seed). Syn. Vinum Seminis Colchici, Vin. Seminum C,—Lat. Prep. (Ph. U. S. & Dr. Williams.) Seeds of