Recipe for ten Gallons of Dr. Stephens’s Water.
Take of Cinnamon, Ginger, Galangal, Cloves, Nutmegs, Grains of Paradise, the Seeds of Anise, sweet Fennel, and Caraway, of each one Ounce; of the Leaves of Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Mint, Sage, Penniroyal, Rosemary, Flowers of red Roses, Camomile, Origanum, and Lavender, of each eight Handfuls; of clean Proof Spirit twelve Gallons, Water two Gallons; digest all twenty-four Hours, and then draw off ten Gallons, or till the Faints begin to rise. Dulcify with fine Sugar to your Palate.
This is a noble Cephalic Cordial and Carminative; and also in some Degree an Hysteric; good in all cholic Pains in the Stomach and Bowels, and Diseases of the Nerves.
CHAP. XVII.
Of Surfeit Water.
There are two Kinds of Surfeit-water, one made by Distillation, and the other by Infusion, the former is generally called white Surfeit Water, and latter red Surfeit Water.
Recipe for ten Gallons of white Surfeit Water.
Take Marigold-flowers, Mint, Centory, Rosemary, Scordium, Mugwort, Carduus, Rue, St. John’s-wort, Baum, and Dragons, of each seven Handfuls; of the Roots of Peony, Viper-grass, Butter-burr, and Angelica, of each one Pound and a Half; of Galangal, Calamus Aromaticus, and of the Seeds of Angelica and Caraway, of each four Ounces; of the Flowers of red Poppies ten Handfuls; Proof Spirit twelve Gallons, Water two Gallons; digest for twenty-four Hours, and then draw off ten Gallons, or till the Faints begin to rise; and dulcify with fine Sugar.
This is a good Cordial, but would not be the worse, if the Carduus, Mugwort, Rue and St. John’s-wort, were omitted, as little of their Virtues can be obtained by Distillation. It is, however, a good Alexipharmic, Carminative, and Stomachic; and therefore good in all flatulent Pains in the Stomach and Bowels, in Nauseas and Surfeits, from whence it had its Name.
Recipe for making ten Gallons of red Surfeit Water.
Take of the Flowers of red Poppies, two Bushels, eleven Gallons of clean Proof Spirit, and digest them with a gentle Heat for three Days, or till the Spirit has extracted all the Colour of the Flowers: Then press out the Liquor from the Flowers, and add to the Tincture of the Seeds of Caraway and Coriander, and Liquorice-root sliced, of each ten Ounces; of Cardamoms and Cubebs of each four Ounces; of Raisins stoned five Pounds; of Cinnamon five Ounces; of Nutmegs, Mace, and Ginger, of each three Ounces; of Cloves two Drams; of Juniper-berries three Ounces; let the whole be digested three Days, then press out the Liquor adding to it a Gallon of Rose-water; and then strain or filter the whole through a Flannel Bag.