Mrs Beetons Drinks Recipes Revisited
Orange Brandy
(Excellent)
To Every 4.55lt (8 pints) of Brandy allow:
450ml (¾ pint) Seville Orange Juice
565g (1lb 4oz) Sugar Cubes
To bring out the full flavour of the orange peel, rub a few cubes of the sugar on 2 or 3 unpared oranges and put these lumps to the rest.
Mix the brandy with the strained orange juice, the rinds of 6 of the oranges pared very thin and the sugar.
Let it stand in a closely covered jar for about 3 days, stirring it 3 or 4 times a day.
When clear, it should be bottled and closely corked for a year.
It will then be ready for use, but will keep any length of time.
This is a most excellent stomachic when taken pure in small quantities or as the strength of the brandy is very little deteriorated by the other ingredients, it may be diluted with water.
Time: To be stirred every day for 3 days.
Sufficient to make 2 quarts.
Seasonable: Make this in March.
ORANGE BRANDY
(Excellent)
1826. INGREDIENTS - To every 1 gallon of brandy allow 3/4 pint of Seville orange-juice, 1-1/4 lb. of loaf sugar.
Mode - To bring out the full flavour of the orange-peel, rub a few lumps of the sugar on 2 or 3 unpared oranges, and put these lumps to the rest. Mix the brandy with the orange-juice, strained, the rinds of 6 of the oranges pared very thin, and the sugar. Let all stand in a closely-covered jar for about 3 days, stirring it 3 or 4 times a day. When clear, it should be bottled and closely corked for a year; it will then be ready for use, but will keep any length of time. This is a most excellent stomachic when taken pure in small quantities; or, as the strength of the brandy is very little deteriorated by the other ingredients, it may be diluted with water.
Time - To be stirred every day for 3 days.
Average cost, 7s.
Sufficient to make 2 quarts.
Seasonable - Make this in March.
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