Cut and bruise the vanilla beans, afterwards bruising the tonka beans. Macerate for 14 days in one-half of the spirit, with occasional agitation. Pour off the clear liquor and set aside; pour the remaining spirits in the magma, and heat by means of the water bath to about 170° F. in a loosely covered vessel. Keep at this temperature 2 or 3 hours, and strain through flannel, with slight pressure. Mix the two portions of liquid, and filter through felt. Add the syrup.
White Pine And Tar Syrup.—
| White pine bark | 75 parts |
| Wild cherry bark | 75 parts |
| Spikenard root | 10 parts |
| Balm of Gilead buds | 10 parts |
| Sanguinaria root | 8 parts |
| Sassafras bark | 7 parts |
| Sugar | 750 parts |
| Chloroform | 6 parts |
| Syrup of tar | 75 parts |
| Alcohol, enough. | |
| Water, enough. | |
| Syrup enough to make 1,000 parts. |
Reduce the first six ingredients to a coarse powder and by using a menstruum composed of 1 in 3 alcohol, obtain 500 parts of a tincture from them. In this {321} dissolve the sugar, add the syrup of tar and the chloroform, and, finally, enough syrup to bring the measure of the finished product up to 1,000 parts.
Wild Cherry Extract.—
| Oenanthic ether | 2 fluidrachms |
| Amyl acetate | 2 fluidrachms |
| Oil of bitter almonds (free from hydrocyanic acid) | 1 fluidrachm |
| Fluid extract of wild cherry | 3 fluidounces |
| Glycerine | 2 fluidounces |
| Deodorized alcohol enough to make 16 fluidounces. | |
Harmless Colors For Use In Syrups, Etc.:
Red.—Cochineal syrup, prepared as follows:
| I.— | Cochineal in coarse powder | 6 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium carbonate | 3 parts | |
| Distilled water | 15 parts | |
| Alcohol, 95 per cent | 12 parts | |
| Simple syrup to make 500 parts. | ||
Rub the cochineal and potassium together, adding the water and alcohol little by little, under constant trituration. Let stand overnight, add the syrup, and filter.