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Extract of Coriander

Mix 4 ounces powdered coriander with 1 drachm oil of coriander; add the mixture to 14 pints alcohol of 95°, and 1/2 pint water; macerate for 24 hours, decant the liquid; put the matter that has settled into a percolator, and pour on it the decanted liquid, adding alcohol until a quart has run through.

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