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To Plaster Brandy Pipes

First notch over the bottom of the casks with a clarify from 30 to 36 gallons gin, dissolve the hatchet or adze; then, for the bottom of a 1/8 pipe mix gallon plaster with 1 gallon water, and pour it on; while the plaster is setting, is setting , tap the cask gently with a mallet, in order that the plaster may penetrate into every crevice. When the plaster is fully set, wash it over with a wet sponge. If you wish to color the plaster, add a little Venice red..

696. Wax Putty for Leaky Casks, Bungs, &c. Melt 8 pounds yellow wax and 12 pounds solid turpentine over a slow fire; add 4 pounds tallow; and, when thoroughly mixed, remove the whole to a distance from the fire and stir in 2 pounds spirits of turpentine, and let it cool. contents of one of the blue papers, as prepared in No 703, in about a pint of hot water, and stir it into the liquor thoroughly. Then dis- . Then dissolve the contents of one of the white papers in about pint hot water , and stir well into the liquor; bung the cask close, and let the whole remain till the next day. 705. To Blanch Gin or other White Liquor. By using double the quantity of finings, that is, 2 of each of the powders, as laid down in the foregoing receipt, the liquor , the liquor will be blanched as well as clarified. It is . It is well to recollect, however, that the more finthe more finings are employed, the greater the risk of inof injuring the liquor, which may have a tendency