Part I. |
Of the Distillation of Spirits. |
Chap. I. | Of Brewing in order to the Production of inflammable Spirits. | Page 2 |
II. | Of Fermentation. | 7 |
III. | Of Distillation in general. | 26 |
IV. | Of particular Distillation. | 27 |
V. | Of Alembics, and their different Constructions. | 29 |
VI. | Of the Accidents that too often happen in performing the Processes of Distillation. | 33 |
VII. | Of the Methods of preventing Accidents. | 37 |
VIII. | Of the Remedies for Accidents, when they happen. | 41 |
IX. | Of the Necessity of often cooling the Alembic, as another means of preventing Accidents. | 46 |
X. | Of the Necessity of putting Water into the Alembic for several Distillations. | 49 |
XI. | Of the particular Advantages attending every Kind of Distillation. | 51 |
XII. | Of Bodies proper for Distillation. | 59 |
XIII. | Of what is procured by Distillation. | 62 |
XIV. | Of the proper Season for Distillation. | 67 |
XV. | Of the Filtration of Liquors. | 68 |
XVI. | Of the Distillation of Malt Spirits. | 70 |
XVII. | Of the Distillation of Molosses Spirits. | 75 |
XVIII. | Of the Nature of Brandies, and the Method of distilling them in France. | 76 |
XIX. | Of the Distillation of Rum. | 80 |
XX. | Of Sugar Spirits. | 83 |
XXI. | Of Raisin Spirits. | ibid. |
XXII. | Of Arracs. | 86 |
XXIII. | Of Rectification. | 89 |
XXIV. | Of the Flavouring of Spirits. | 97 |
XXV. | Of the Methods of colouring Spirits. | 101 |
Part II. |
Containing the Method of distilling Simple Waters. |
Chap. I. | Of Waters drawn by the cold Still. | 109 |
II. | Of distilling Simple Waters by the Alembic. | 114 |
III. | Of increasing the Virtues of Simple Waters by means of Cohobation. | 121 |
IV. | Of the Method of procuring a Simple Water from Vegetables, by previously fermenting the Vegetable before Distillation. | 123 |
V. | Of the Simple Waters commonly in Use. | 125 |
VI. | Of Orange-flower Water. | 127 |
VII. | Of Rose Water. | 131 |
VIII. | Of Cinnamon Water. | 134 |
IX. | Of Fennel Water. | 135 |
X. | Of Pepper-mint Water. | 136 |
XI. | Of Spear-mint Water. | 137 |
XII. | Of Baum Water. | ibid. |
XIII. | Of Penny-royal Water. | 138 |
XIV. | Of Jamaica Pepper Water. | 139 |
XV. | Of Castor Water. | 140 |
XVI. | Of Orange Peel Water. | 142 |
XVII. | Of the Water of Dill-seed. | 142 |
Part III. |
Of making Compound Waters and Cordials. |
Chap. I. | Of strong Cinnamon Water. | 147 |
II. | Of Clove Water. | 150 |
III. | Of Lemon Water. | 152 |
IV. | Of Hungary Water. | 153 |
V. | Of Lavender Water. | 154 |
VI. | Of Citron Water. | 156 |
VII. | Of Aniseed Water. | 157 |
VIII. | Of Caraway Water. | 159 |
IX. | Of Cardamom-seed Water. | 160 |
X. | Of Aqua Mirabilis. | 162 |
XI. | Of Mint Water. | 164 |
XII. | Of Pepper-mint Water. | 165 |
XIII. | Of Angelica Water. | 166 |
XIV. | Of Orange Water. | 168 |
XV. | Of Plague Water. | 169 |
XVI. | Of Dr. Stephens’s Water. | 172 |
XVII. | Of Surfeit Water. | 173 |
XVIII. | Of Wormwood Water. | 175 |
XIX. | Of Antiscorbutic Water. | 177 |
XX. | Of Compound Horse-radish Water. | 178 |
XXI. | Of Treacle Water. | 180 |
XXII. | Of Compound Camomile-flower Water. | 182 |
XXIII. | Of Imperial Water. | 183 |
XXIV. | Of Compound Piony Water. | 184 |
XXV. | Of Nutmeg Water. | 186 |
XXVI. | Of Compound Bryony Water. | 188 |
XXVII. | Of Compound Baum Water; or Eau de Carmes. | 190 |
XXVIII. | Of Ladies Water. | 192 |
XXIX. | Of Cephalic Water. | 193 |
XXX. | Of Heavenly Water; or Aqua Cœlestis. | 194 |
XXXI. | Of Spirituous Penniroyal Water. | 195 |
XXXII. | Of Compound Parsley Water. | 196 |
XXXIII. | Of Carminative Water. | 197 |
XXXIV. | Of Gout Water. | 198 |
XXXV. | Of Anhalt Water. | 199 |
XXXVI. | Of Vulnerary Water; or Eau d’ Arquebusade. | 200 |
XXXVII. | Of Cedrat Water. | 201 |
XXXVIII. | Of Bergamot Water. | 203 |
XXXIX. | Of Orange cordial Water; or Eau de Bigarade. | 204 |
XL. | Of Jasmine Water. | 206 |
XLI. | Of the Cordial Water of Montpelier. | 207 |
XLII. | Of Father Andrew’s Water. | 207 |
XLIII. | Of the Water of Father Barnabas. | 208 |
XLIV. | Of the Water of the four Fruits. | 209 |
XLV. | Of the Water of the four Spices. | 210 |
XLVI. | Of the Water of the four Seeds. | 211 |
XLVII. | Of the divine Water. | 212 |
XLVIII. | Of Roman Water. | 213 |
XLIX. | Of Barbadoes Water. | 214 |
L. | Of Ros Solis. | 215 |
LI. | Of Usquebaugh. | 218 |
LII. | Of Ratafia. | 221 |
LIII. | Of Gold Cordial. | 245 |
LIV. | Of Cardamum, or All-fours. | 247 |
LV. | Of Geneva. | 248 |
LVI. | Of Cherry Brandy. | 252 |
LVII. | Of Honey Water. | 253 |
LVIII. | Of Unequalled Water; or Eau sans Pareille. | 255 |
LIX. | Of the Water of Bouquet. | 256 |
LX. | Of Cyprus Water. | 257 |
LXI. | Of Vestal Water. | 259 |
LXII. | Of Beauty Water. | 260 |
LXIII. | Of Royal Water. | 261 |
LXIV. | Of the Essence of Ambergrise, Musk, and Civet. | 262 |
LXV. | Of Faints. | 263 |