Brandy Bitters
Grind to coarse powder 3 pounds gentian root, 2 pounds dry orange peel, 1 pound cardamom seeds, 2 ounces days in 1 gallon brandy, 8 gallons water, and cinnamon, 2 ounces cochineal. Infuse 10 filter. the starch is converted into sugar, and if any are found bruised or rotten, put them in a heap by themselves, for an inferior cider to make vinegar. They are then rasped or ground into pulp. If the weather is cool and the apples are not quite ripe, it is better to let the pulp remain in the vat a few days becider a higher color, makes it sweeter, and of fore pressing out the juice. This gives the better flavor.