These ingredients are pulverized, and made into a cohesive paste with the gum.
ESSENCES BY INFUSION.
Essence of musk.
| 5 | ounces of musk from the bladder, cut small. |
| 1 | oudo.s of civet. |
| 4 | quarts of spirit of ambrette (purple sweet sultan). |
The whole are put into a matrass, and exposed to the sun for two months during the hottest season of the year. In winter, the heat of a water-bath must be resorted to.
Essence of vanilla.
| 3 | pounds of vanilla in branches, 1st quality, cut small. |
| 4 | quarts spirit of ambrette. |
| 2 | drachms of cloves. |
| 1⁄2 | drado.ms ofmusk from the bladder. |
The same process must be followed as for the essence of musk.
Essence of ambergris.