Cologne Water and Per-fumed Spirits. Part 2
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This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
Cologne Water and Per-fumed Spirits. Part 2
981. Goufife's Eau de Cologne
981. Goufife's Eau de Cologne. Take 1/2 ounce each essences of lemon, bergamot, and citron; 4 ounce essence of rosemary; 1/8 ounce essence of neroli. Infuse for 8 days in
1 quart 95 per cent, alcohol. Filter, and bottle for use.
982. Farina's Eau de Cologne
982. Farina's Eau de Cologne. Take of angelica-root, 10 grains; camphor, 15 grains; cassia-lignea, cloves, mace, nutmegs, wormwood tops, of each 20 grains; calamus aromaticus, sage, thyme, of each 1/2 drachm (Troy); orange flowers, 1 drachm (Troy); lavender flowers, l1/2 drachms (Troy); rose petals, violets of each, 3 drachms (Troy); balm-mint and spear-mint of each 1 ounce (Troy);
2 sliced lemons; 2 sliced oranges, and 5 gallons rectified Cologne spirits. Bruise or slice the solids, and digest them in the spirit, with frequent agitation, for 2 or 3 days, then distill off 3 gallons. To this add, of oil of bergamot, essential oil of jasmin, 1 fluid ounce each; oil of balm-mint, oil of cedrat, oil of lavender, oil of lemon, 1 fluid drachm each; pure neroli and oil of anthos-seed, of each 20 drops. Agitate until solution is complete, and the next day, if necessary, filter. This formula, many years since, was confidentially given by the celebrated original Jean Maria Farina, who lived opposite the Jülichs Platz, in Cologne, to a professional gentleman, now deceased, with a solemn assurance that it was the one used by the former in his laboratory. After keeping the secret some years, this gentleman disclosed it. It seems unnecessarily complicated. Some of the articles, as the herbs wormwood and mint, are either useless or better omitted. The version given above differs from the original simply in being intended for only 5 gallons instead of twelve times the quantity. Dr. Cooley says he personally tried it, and found the quality of the product splendid.
983. Parrish's Best Cologne Water
983. Parrish's Best Cologne Water. Mix together 2 fluid ounces oil of bergamot, 2 fluid drachms oil of neroli, 1/2 fluid ounce oil of jasmin, 2 fluid drachms oil of garden lavender, 1 minim oil of cinnamon, 3 fluid ounces benzoated tincture, 1/2 fluid ounce oil of musk, 1 gallon deodorized alcohol, and 2 pints rose-water. The mixture should stand a long time before filtering for use.
984. Parrish's Common Cologne Water
984. Parrish's Common Cologne Water. A much cheaper preparation than the foregoing can be made by mixing 11/2 fluid ounces oil of lavender, 1/2 fluid ounce oil of rosemary, 1 fluid ounce oil of lemon, and 20 drops oil of cinnamon, with 1 gallon alcohol.
985. Genuine Cologne Water
985. Genuine Cologne Water. The following formula was published by one of the Farinas in the journal of the North German Apothecaries' Association. Dissolve 2 ounces by weight purified benzoin, 4 ounces oil of lavender, and 2 ounces oil of rosemary, in 9 gallons 95 per cent, fine Cologne* spirits. To this solution add successively, 102/5 ounces each of the oils of neroli, neroli petit-grain, and lemon; 204/5 ounces each of the oils of sweet orange peel, limes, and bergamot; toPERFUMED SPIRITS.
gether with tincture of rose-geranium flowers, sufficient to suit the taste. Macerate for some weeks, then fill into flasks.
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