XII. LOZENGES.
Lozenges are made of loaf sugar finely ground, gum arabic dissolved in water, also gum dragon. They are mixed together into a paste, cut round or oval with cutters, and dried. To make the best sort of lozenges, 1 lb. of gum arabic should be dissolved in 1 pint of water; but the proportion of gum and water in general use is 2½ lbs. of gum arabic in 1 quart and ½ pint of water, and 1 oz. of gum dragon in ½ pint of water.