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MOLASSES.
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ORGEAT WATER.
Blanch half a pound of sweet almonds with a
dozen bitter ones; pound them well, and add to
them two pints of water, or more, to the taste,
with sugar and orange flower water; mix them
well together, and strain them; and if you have
ice, it may be iced in the bottle after it has been
strained.
ORANGEADE
Is made in the same way, using the best oranges
instead of lemons. These drinks are by far the
most refreshing and wholesome for dances; and
many other receipts are recorded in other works,
but none are considered so elegant, nor can be so
safely recommended, as the above.
TO PRECIPITATE THE COLOUR, &C. FROM MOLASSES.
“ It requiring age, or a length of time, to get rid
of the disagreeable flavour attached to treacle or
molasses, both of which are particularly injurious
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