Curaçoa (No. 474)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817
Source
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Yield
1.0 quart
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (9)
To make a Quart of Curaçoa
Instructions (8)
  1. Put five ounces of thin-cut Seville orange-peel, that has been dried and pounded, or, which is still better, of the fresh peel of a fresh shaddock, which may be bought at the orange and lemon shops in the beginning of March, into a quart of the finest and cleanest rectified spirit;
  2. after it has been infused a fortnight, strain it, and add a quart of syrup (No. 475), and filter.
  3. See the following receipt:
To make a Quart of Curaçoa
  1. To a pint of the cleanest and strongest rectified spirit, add two drachms and a half of the sweet oil of orange-peel; shake it up:
  2. dissolve a pound of good lump sugar in a pint of cold water;
  3. make this into a clarified syrup (No. 475): which add to the spirit:
  4. shake it up, and let it stand till the following day:
  5. then line a funnel with a piece of muslin, and that with filtering-paper, and filter it two or three times till it is quite bright.
Original Text
Curaçoa.—(No. 474.) Put five ounces of thin-cut Seville orange-peel, that has been dried and pounded, or, which is still better, of the fresh peel of a fresh shaddock, which may be bought at the orange and lemon shops in the beginning of March, into a quart of the finest and cleanest rectified spirit; after it has been infused a fortnight, strain it, and add a quart of syrup (No. 475), and filter. See the following receipt: To make a Quart of Curaçoa. To a pint of the cleanest and strongest rectified spirit, add two drachms and a half of the sweet oil of orange-peel; shake it up: dissolve a pound of good lump sugar in a pint of cold water; make this into a clarified syrup (No. 475): which add to the spirit: shake it up, and let it stand till the following day: then line a funnel with a piece of muslin, and that with filtering-paper, and filter it two or three times till it is quite bright. This liqueur is an admirable cordial; and a tea-spoonful in a tumbler of water is a very refreshing summer drink, and a great improvement to punch. [297]
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