Extract of Pot or Soup Herbs. a

Thyme, Sweet Marjoram, Sweet Basil, Summer Savory (of each).......

1 ounce.

Celery Seed.......................

1 dram.

Bruise all together until reduced to powder and percolate with sufficient diluted alcohol to make a pint of extract. The menstruum should be made with deodorized alcohol. Some prefer to add grated lemon peel, half an ounce, and either a little onion or garlic.

Extract of Soup Herbs. b

Summer Savory, Sweet Marjoram, Sweet Basil (of each)........

2 tr. ounces.

Sage, Black Pepper (of each) . . .

1/2 tr. ounce.

Thyme.......................

1 tr. ounce.

Celery Seed....................

1 1/2 drams.

Alcohol and water, sufficient.

Reduce to a coarse powder, moisten with six fluidounces of a mixture of three and one-half (3 1/2) pints of alcohol and one-half (1/2) pint of water; pack together in a percolator, and pour on the remainder of the menstruum. As soon as the liquid ceases to pass through, displace with diluted alcohol sufficient to make the product measure four (4) pints.