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Bay Rum

A flavored spirit made by infusing bay leaves in proof spirit and coloring with caramel.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Bay Rum

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine 1 gallon of French proof spirit with 6 ounces of bay leaves.

  2. Mix in caramel until desired color is achieved.

  3. No filtering is necessary.

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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What each ingredient does

Proof spirit
Alcohol base that extracts aromatic compounds from the bay leaves.
Bay leaves
Provide the main aroma and flavor, which the spirit draws out over time.
Caramel
Adds colour to the finished liquid without changing its aroma much.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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