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Essence of Peppermint

Oil Boiling Liquid. If boiling liquid be poured of peppermint, 1 ounce; herb peppermint, 1/2 into cold bottles, there is a great risk of the ounce; spirit of wine, 1 pint. Digest for a bottle breaking, involving probably the loss week, or until sufficiently colored. Palish- of the contents. To prevent this, stand the green, and very strong of the peppermint. bottles in a wide pan with sufficient cool Essence of peppermint is not conceived to be water to reach nearly to the top of the botgood by the ignorant unless it has a pale tint tles; pour sufficient water in each bottle to of green, which they presume is a proof of its prevent it floating, and then let the water in being genuine. The most harmless way is to steep a little of the green peppermint in the spirit for this purpose (as above), or if this is not at hand, a little parsley will do equally as well, and in fact improve the flavor. the pan be brought gradually to a boil. As each bottle is to be filled, take it out of the pan, empty the water out of it, and fill it immediately.