_Gold Cordial._--1 lb. sliced angelica root, ½ lb. raisins, 2 oz. coriander seeds, 1½ oz. caraway seeds, 1½ oz. cassia, ½ oz. cloves, 4 oz. figs, 4 oz. sliced licorice-root, 3 gal. proof spirit, 1 gal. water; digest 2 days, and distil 3 gal. by gentle heat; add 9 lb. sugar dissolved in 1 qt. rose water and 1 qt. clean soft water; colour by steeping 1¼ oz. hay saffron. _Grenoble Ratafia._--(_a_) 2 lb. small wild black cherries, with kernels bruised, 1 gal. proof spirit, 3 lb. white sugar, a few gr. citron peel; as Juniper. (_b_) 1 qt. cherries with bruised stones, 2 qt. rectified spirit; mix; digest for 48 hours, express the liquor, heat to boiling in a close vessel; when cold add enough sugar or capillaire, with a little noyeau, syrup of bay laurel and galangal, to flavour; decant in 3 months, and bottle. _Hop Cordial._--The following is recommended as a palatable preparation, not inferior to many of the so-called “Hop Bitters.” Hops 2 oz. Dandelion 2 oz. Gentian 2 oz. Camomile 2 oz. Stillingia 2 oz. Orange peel 2 oz. Alcohol, water, of each 77 fl. oz. Syrup, simple 12 fl. oz. Exhaust the solids, with the alcohol and water, and add the syrup. _Huile de Venus._--2½ oz. wild carrot flowers, 3 lb. sugar per gal. spirit; coloured by cochineal powder. _Juniper Ratafia._-¼ lb. juniper berries, each pricked with a fork, 40 gr. caraway seed, 40 gr. coriander seed, 1 gal. finest malt spirit 22 u.p., 2 lb. white sugar; digest a week, strain with expression. _Kirschwasser._--Dissolve 1 oz. oil of bitter almonds in 3 gal. pure spirits, and add 1 gal. white-sugar syrup. _Kümmel._--1 lb. essence of caraway, ¼ oz. oil of anise, ¼ oz. oil of fennel, 20 drops oil of neroli, 1 gal. syrup of gum arabic, 2 bar. pure spirits. _Lemon Cordial._--2 oz. fresh lemon peel, 2 oz. dried lemon peel, 1 oz. fresh orange peel, digested in 1 gal. proof spirit for a week; strain with expression, add enough soft water to reduce to desired strength. _Lime-juice Cordial._--4 oz. glucose, 1 pint syrup, 1 pint lime juice, 36 oz. water; tincture of lemon peel and triple orange-flower water, each sufficient to flavour. _Liquodilla._--3 sliced oranges and 3 sliced lemons, with 2½ lb. sugar per gal. _Lovage._--1 oz. fresh lovage roots per gal., ¼ oz. each fresh roots of celery and fennel; also sometimes a little fresh valerian root and oil of savin before distillation. _Malliorca d’Espagne._--40 gal. 55 per cent. alcohol, 5 oz. essence green anise-seed and 5 oz. essence of star anise dissolved in 95 per cent. alcohol, ½ dr. ether (to give the cordial age). Stir and filter.