The dictionary of practical receipts : containing the arcana of trade and manufacture; domestic economy ... etc / by G.W. Francis.

  • George William Francis
Date:
1856
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    ANISE, OR RATAFIA d’aNIS. Star aniseed 1 oz. to each quart of spirits of wine; infuse for a few days, and add i lb. of sugar to the above quantity, and also a little essence of vanilla. ANIS3, CREME d’. Sweeten the spirit of anise or aniseed cor- dial with sugar, so as to make it of the ■thickness of cream. ANISE POWDER. Pulverize and sift the seeds of anise, add a few drops of anise oil, to improve the flavor, and apply that portion of the volatile principle which is lost in the trituration and sifting. Anise has so powerful a scent that it is next to impossible to detect adulteration, linseed n.eal is often mixed with it. ANISEED, BALSAM OF. Mix together oz. of syrup of tolu, 1 oz. of paregoric elixir, and 2 oz. of liquorice root. If the paregoric elixir has been made aceordlng to the formula of the old London Pharmacopceia, and consequently, without oil of anise, a dram of this oil must be added, or the name would be a misnomer, ANISEED CORDIAL, Put 6 drams of the oil of aniseed in § pint of spirits of wine, shake them well together, till the oil is killed. Pour this upon 4 gal- lons of clear spirits ; shake them together, add 3 quarts of syrup ; dilute it afterwards with liquor, according to the strength of the spirit and the price at which it is to be sold. If it turn milky by admixture with water afterwards, as it will frequently do, especially If the oil be not well killed by the spirit, or if it be too much diluted, it must be fined by filtration through a bag containing a little magnesia, 2 oz. of which will be required for the above quantity of cordial. This is a favorite liquor among the Jews. ANISETTE DB BORDEAUX. Sugar 9 oz., oil of aniseed 12 drops ; rub them together, and add by degrees 1 pint of spirits of wine, afterwards dilute and sweeten to taste. ASNATTO, ENGLISH. Take 12 lbs. of common annatto, 5 lbs. of gum tragacanth, 3 lbs. of starch, |lb. of soap, i lb. of Venetian red ; mix them toge- ther with water ; form them into rolls as the true annatto. ANNATTO, TO DYE WOOL WITH. t the annatto in pieces, and boil it for a few minutes in a copper with its own weight of crude pearlash; immerse the woollen goods in this dye at about the temperature of 120°, and let them remain there till of suffi- cient color, stirring them about continually. This gives a reddish orange color; if a lighter and more yellow color be desired use less pearlash. This color is seldom used for wool, as it is not perinawiiit. ANNATTO PURIFIED. Take common annatto, break it in small pieces, and boil it in a solution of carbonate of potass until it will dissolve no more, then pour in sulphuric acid, rendered very weak with water, until no more coloring matter is deposited, collect the precipitate, wash it with cold water, and then filter ; that which is left upon the filter is the pure coloring matter of annatto. Annatto does not dissolve in water, but it does very readily in spirits of wine, ether, oils of all kinds, and still more in alkaline liquors. Hence the liquor of the carbonate of potass or pearlash is used as a solvent. The acid is next employed to abstract this solvent, the annatto consequently falls down, it not being soluble in water alone. If too much acid is used it will turn it blue. ANNATTO, TO DYE SILK WITH. First scour and cleanse the goods with one-fifth their weight of soap ; then, when well cleansed, immerse them in a hath, prepared with water and alkaline solution of annatto, in quantity according to the shade required; they should be Immersed at a temperature between that of tepid and boil- ing water. When the silks are of a uniform color take out one piece, wash it and examine if you have sufficient depth of color ; if not add more annatto. This gives an aurora color, if more red be wanted, the alkali which the goods have imbibed, and which has given a yellow tinge, must be destroyed by soak- ing the goods in lemon-juice, vinegar or alum-water. Alum produces the darkest color. All these colors are fugitive. ANNATTO, TO DYE COTTON WITH. Dissolve or mix with water 1 part of quick lime, 1 of potash, 2 of soda, and 1 of solu- tion of annatto, in alkali; mix water and boil for an hour and half, immerse the cotton goods till of the proper tinge. ANNATTO, TO COLOR CHEESE WITH. Use 1 oz. of annatto dye for wool, to the proportion of 1 cwt. of cheese. It is added to the milk before it is turned into curd. ANODYNE MEDICINES. Anodyne medicines are such as mitigate pain and procure rest; of these the principal are opium and its preparations, syrup of pop- pies, hyosciamus, and other narcotics. I. —Bolus.—Take 4 grains of James’s powder, 3 grains of pulverised camphor, 10 grains of nitrate of potass in powder, 7 grains of extract of hyosciamus, and enough of conserve of roses to make a holus. To be taken as a dose at night, in certain affections of the brain. In making a bolus it should be softer than a pill, and rolled into the form of acylinder, that it may be more easily swallowed. II. Drops.—Acetate of morphia 16 grains, acetate acid 8 drops, strong spirits of wine 1 dram, water 1 oz.; the dose is from 6 to 25 drops.
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