To Make Wormwood-cakes
Sift fine Sugar thro' an Hair Sieve, and cover it with Carmine; wet
it more than a Candy with Water; boil it pretty fast 'till it is
almost at a Candy Height; then put in about three Drops of Spirit of
Wormwood, and fill it into little Coffins made of Cards; when it
boils in the Coffins it is enough; you must not boil above half a
Pound at a Time, or less: The Spirit of Wormwood must be that which
looks black, and as thick as Oil, and must have two or three Boils
in the Cakes after you put it in.
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