Digest the whole, and draw off 25 gallons, proceeding in every respect as before, except that in this case, no oil is to be added; for, as there is so much water present, the addition of oil would be apt to turn the whole quantity muddy, or of a bluish or opaque colour, which it cannot be easily freed from, without a second distillation.
368. Lavender Water, for immediate use.
Mix with one gallon of proof spirit, 1¼ ounce of true English oil of lavender, which is all that will properly combine with the spirit, without injuring the colour, by rendering it muddy. When the spirit and the oil are properly mixed, they are to be put into glass bottles, which are to be well stopped, and ought to be shaken before used.
369. Perfumed Lavender Water.
Distil by a gentle heat in a sand or water-bath; or, mix and shake frequently during fourteen days, the following ingredients:
1 ounce of foreign oil of lavender,
½ ditto of English ditto,
½ ditto of essence of ambergris, and
1 gallon of rectified spirit of wine.
370. LEMON WATER.
The peel of the lemon, the part used in making this water, is a very grateful bitter aromatic, and, on that account, very serviceable in repairing and strengthening the stomach.
Take of dried lemon-peel, 4 lbs.
proof spirit, 10½ gallons, and
1 gallon of water.
Draw off ten gallons by a gentle fire.