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Brandy Bitters

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Brandy Bitters

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine gentian root, Virginian snake root, cochineal, and brandy in a jar.

  2. Let the mixture steep for three days.

  3. Strain the mixture through a fine cloth.

  4. Bottle the strained liquid for use.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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