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SAFFRON CORDIAL WATER (Robinson's recipe)

Best picked saffron . . . .1/2 oz. Sifted loaf sugar . . . . .4 oz. Cinnamon and nutmeg, sliced, each . . . . 1/2 oz. Cloves and pimento, bruised. . . . . 1 oz. Sweet almonds, beaten . . . . .1 oz. Bitter almonds, beaten . . . . 1/4 oz. Caraways . . . . .1 oz. Pure water . . . . .1 pint Proof spirit of wine . . . . .1 pint Put the above ingredients into a stone jar, the almonds beaten with a little of the spirit of wine. Secure the cork, and let the ingredients infuse in the usual manner. Then strain and filter clear; bottle, cork, and seal. This should be kept a while to let the strong flavour of the saffron go off.