Melt lard and tallow together on the water bath at the temperature of boiling water. Have the strawberries arranged on a straining cloth. Add the alkanet tincture to the melted grease, stir in, and then pour the mixture over the berries. Stir the strained fats until the mass {228} begins to set, then add the perfume and stir in. A little artificial essence of strawberries may be added. The odor usually employed is rose, about 1 drop to every 2 pounds.
VII.—Stick Pomade.—
| Tallow | 500 parts |
| Ceresine | 150 parts |
| Wax, yellow | 50 parts |
| Rosin, light | 200 parts |
| Paraffine oil (thick) | 300 parts |
| Oil of cassia. | 5 parts |
| Oil of bergamot | 5 parts |
| Oil of clove | 2 parts |
VIII.—Vaseline Pomade.—Melt 250 parts of freshly rendered lard and 25 parts of white wax at moderate heat and mix well with 200 parts of vaseline. Add 15 parts of bergamot oil, 3 parts of lavender oil, 2 parts of geranium oil, and 2 parts of lemon oil, mixing well.
IX.—Witch-Hazel Jelly.—
| Oil of sweet almonds | 256 parts |
| Extract of witch-hazel fluid | 10 parts |
| Glycerine | 32 parts |
| oft soap | 20 parts |
| Tincture of musk, quantity sufficient to perfume. | |
Mix in a large mortar the glycerine and soft soap and stir until incorporated. Add and rub in the witch-hazel, and then add the oil, slowly, letting it fall in a very thin, small stream, under constant agitation; add the perfume, keeping up the agitation until complete incorporation is attained. Ten drops of musk to a quart of jelly is sufficient. Any other perfume may be used.
Colors For Pomade.
In coloring grease by means of alkanet or annotto it is best to tie the drug up in a piece of coarse cloth, place in a small portion of the grease, heat gently, squeezing well with a rod from time to time; and then adding this strongly colored grease to the remainder. This procedure obviates exposing the entire mass to heat, and neither decantation nor straining is needed.