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Note the following observations

I. Before distilling, add 4 pounds of peach flowers. II. Keep the fire at the same degree of heat, .

Keep the fire at the same degree of heat, or the Maraschino will have an oily taste.

III. When nearly finished, add 10 gallons water , to draw off the faints, which will do for another distillation. Reduce the spirit above distilled to 82 per cent. and you will get 45 gallons. If you have not that quantity, add spirit of the same strength to make it up.

Then add 90 gallons sugar syrup 32° Baumé.

When you have not used peach flowers in the distillation, take 2 pounds orris root powder, and steep it in 2 gallons alcohol 95 per cent. for 15 days; then filter, and add it to the mixing, not to the distillation.