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ORGEAT, SYRUP OF (for flavouring Sauces, Cream, etc.)

Take half a pound of sweet almonds and two ounces of bitter ones. Blanch and pound them in a mortar, and whilst pounding keep adding a few drops of orange-flower water to prevent oiling. Stir in by degrees two pints of cold water; add two pounds and a half of powdered and sifted sugar, two ounces of orange-flower water, and a tea-spoonful of the essence of lemon. Put the mixture into a warm place for five or six hours, then boil for ten minutes. Strain through a calico bag, and press out all the milk of the almonds. If the syrup is not sufficiently thick, it should be boiled again on the following day. When it is cold, bottle for use. Probable cost, 2s. Sufficient for two quarts of orgeat.