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Vanilla Pomade or Oil

This beans, by substituting + pound of vanilla beans.

Vanille. Take 24 ounces avoirdupois finest is prepared in the same way as for tonquir vanilla in powder; oil of bergamot, 1 Imperial fluid drachm; attar of roses, 15 drops; ambergris, 3 grains; oil (almond or olive), 14 pints; by infusion. (See No. 1228.) Very fragrant.

For the simple oil, the bergamot, attar, and ambergris, are omitted.

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