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Spanish Bitters

Grind to coarse nailed together in a square, the size it is powder 5 ounces polypody, 6 ounces calamus desired to make the cheese, say from 4 to 5 root, 8 ounces orris root, 24 ounces coriander feet. This is placed on the bottom of the seed, 1 ounce centaurium, 3 ounces orange press, and a little clean rye or wheat straw, peel, 2 ounces German camomile flowers; pulled out straight into bundles, is put inside, then macerate with 4 gallons 95 per cent. with the ends extending about a foot all alcohol and add 54 gallons water and 14 around. The pulp is then put into this rim, ounces of sugar. Filter and color brown. forming a layer about 6 inches thick; the

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