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To Make Peruvian Bitters

tree as long as the wind and frosty nights ples should be allowed to hang on the Take 8 ounces red Peruvian bark; 8 ounces will let them. The riper they are, the better orange peel; 1½ drachms each cinnamon, cloves, the cider. They are picked up and placed and nutmeg; and 75 cayenne pepper seeds.

Infuse them, well bruised, in 8 gallons proof cider mill, and are allowed to lie a few days in a large heap, either in the orchard or at the spirits, for 15 to 20 days , stirring every day. to complete the ripening process, in which Draw off and filter.

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