Noyau.
½ pound sweet almonds.
Juice of 3 lemons, and grated peel of one.
2 pounds loaf sugar.
3 teaspoonfuls extract of bitter-almonds.
2 table-spoonfuls clear honey.
1 pint best brandy.
1 table-spoonful orange-flower water.
Blanch and pound the almonds, mixing the orange-flower water with them to prevent oiling. Add the sugar and brandy, and let these ingredients lie together for two days, shaking the jug frequently. Put in the lemon, honey and flavoring; shake hard, and leave in the jug a week longer, shaking it every day.
Strain through very fine muslin, bottle and seal.
The flavor of this is delicious in custards, etc. As a beverage, it must be mixed with ice-water.