This section is from the book "The Culinary Handbook", by Charles Fellows. Also available from Amazon: The Culinary Handbook.
Or flavorings used in the making of ice creams, jellies, cakes, puddings, sweet sauces, etc., can be made much cheaper than buying at the stores and paying for fancy labels and bottles; the point is to obtain good oils and pure alcohol.
2 ozs. oil of cloves, 1 pint of alcohol, mix and use.
1 oz. of oil of anise, 1 pint of alcohol, mix and use.
1 oz. oil of cinnamon, 1 pint of alcohol, mix and use.
2 ozs. oil of bitter almond, 1 pint of alcohol, mix and use.
2 ozs. oil of lemon, 1 pint of alcohol, mix and use.
1 oz. oil of wintergreen, 1 quart of alcohol, mix and use.
1 oz. each of oils of sassafras and wintergreen, 1 quart of alcohol, mix and use.
2 ozs. of vanilla beans, 6 ozs. of alcohol, 12 ozs. of water; cut the beans small and bruise them, put them in wide mouthed bottles, cover with the alcohol and water, steep for two weeks, shaking it up every two days.
 
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