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Peppermint Water

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Peppermint Water

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Gather peppermint when fully grown but before it seeds.

  2. Cut the leaves into short lengths and place them in a still.

  3. Cover the peppermint with water.

  4. Heat the still until it is near boiling, adjusting the fire to prevent boiling over.

  5. Allow the still to drop slowly for clearer and stronger water.

  6. Bottle the liquid the next morning and let it stand for 2-3 days to mellow the taste.

  7. Cork the bottles well to preserve strength.

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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