Lavender Water

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (2)
Instructions (5)
  1. To every pound of lavender-neps put a quart of water.
  2. Put them into a cold still, and make a slow fire under it.
  3. Distill it off very slowly, and put it into a pot full you have distilled all your water.
  4. Then clean your still well and put your lavender-water into it, and distill it off as slowly as before.
  5. Then put it into bottles, cork them quite close, and set them by for use.
Original Text
Lavender Water. TO every pound of lavender-neps put a quart of water. Put them into a cold still, and make a slow fire under it. Distill it off very slowly, and put it into a pot full you have distilled all your water. Then clean your still well and put your lavender-water into it, and distill it off as slowly as before. Then put it into bottles, cork them quite close, and set them by for use.
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