New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
DELICIOUS FLAJORINGS.
HOW TO MAKE THEM At HOME.


The preparation Of essences for havorng deS
sort. and cakes is ancient art OF the mousse
wife which has lapse1 into the hands OF tradesmen
Thor, would be no objection to this II the manu-
facturar dl not frequently yield to me temptaton
f. resor, 10 makeshifts. untl u has become u''.-
cult TO obtain the genuine havors OF years ago -
,roat many housekeepers. therefore, buy their ha-
vorings from some trustworthy Druggist WHO pr
rares essences FOR his own Use. The Druggist VINO
r,ts M a conparatiyely small quantity AZ tme
has little teutl, - weaken his essences Tor no
would save AT the most bat a few pennies WINE ~
the large manufacture the same amount OF auu'-
teration means hundreds ard perhaps thousands Ok
dollars. The druggist however usually charges
high price for essences and considers the sals
rather as an accumulation - the customer than A
4 legitimate part Of his trade
l. i very simple matter to- prepare az home tho
essences most valued IN cookery. The ch!et reason
why this is not oftener done IS that tbs old-tlms
art Is lost TO the family. and has become A trade
secret There are some hayorings ike coffee ana
ten that cannot be successfully extracted Inc es-
sances Of coffee sometimes sold never give mo
fresh delicious aroma of the newly roasted AK
ground berry which has been STEPPED IN oo"ihS
cream The finest quality OF Formosa tea leaves
STEPPED in boiling cream also gives the tashohaOie
flavor of tea more successfully than anything else
The common essence OF orange. lemon ana VanlI!a
OF superior quality can be easily and ineXpensNey
made at home. Ii IS best 10 make years supply
al
Orange essences should be prepared a, this season
OF the year when the sweet red-sknned valencia
orange IL abundant Take the outer red orange
skin OF this fruit and scrape of any OF the innes
white skin that may adhere This is an easy mat
ter as there Is very little Of II. Cut the orange
skin into strips Put it in quart bottle and cover
IT with common good alcohol. or what IS known 70
chemists az 30 per cent alcohol" Formerly this
preparation called spirits OF VINE pecduse
all alcohol made Of vine; but Il has 9utsr2wn
tinue 10 fill up the bottle wiki orange peel ana az
IT, You can easily MI two bottles from the skins
Of Likely TO be cut up Tor the tA9.e 1u'rs
the season that Nalencls are IN marx 10 nos
attempt 70 make this extract from FLORIDA or any
orange that has grown on this SIDE OF me oCean' oI
tract on a high shelf in the kitchen or IN -, some
other equally warm place and let II dIsest lor "a
OF this time strain OF tablespoonful; or more ma,
the end OF a year. and viii keep ndehni'eiy-or ui'
Make lemon extract in exactly the same way
from the peel OF the thln-sknnei Messina lemons
that are probably i'm market now. or Will be soon.
ms purpose 1t Is necessary to nave the peel OF q
fru.t that has ripenei in the sunshine The Maag.
lemon is plucked green AMI sweatel Dy storing II ~
warm places in the original boxes; th.9 turns me
r!nl yellow the fruit may De s3i lHese i.tio'ls
any other lemons therefore they are purchased as
A mai,eshift They should not oe USED i u - P''-
De not use the juice Of the lemon orange in
The hest vanilla essence - made Of the genuine
vanilla bean. This vanilla bean is Costly arUc.s
~ commerce. and therefore the tonka oean IS ire
auent!v substituted FOR il. The vanilla bean gives
slpar0r ami delicious aroma that cannot DE CONF
parri 10 the fragrance OF AN extract OF toi.hS
beans our best druggists use genuine FaHhtd
b.ans and they can always be obtained in~iiio"n
from the large dealers In druggist supplies. rom
should be in fine pieces and pat IN a quart Dot
ne of alcohol the 90 per quality, for essence
This bottle should be- LEFT # m seven months 10
wear before rs contents are In prime condition tor
Bitter almond is a nayoring that should be used
sparinsiy. and always put IN before ne 2rtc,e ma
yorel is cooked The heat then CNpels the prussia
acid which is always found in this flavor ana rem.
dnrs Il harmless. Bitter almond - an essence mat
should always be purchased from trustworthy
druggist. a.,
The havors OF fruit cannot be successfully Dis
titled The Juice OF fresh fruit gives the hnest ma
yor When this cannot be obtained, the syrups
that are made OF the juice of the fruit preSerNet
with three-quarters their weight ot sugar an!
brought TO the boiling point ana boiled up once ana
canned il the best. substitute We nave .
Maraschino curacao and some other Frencn ~.
aueurs are extensively used IN fine cookery Tor ia.
Vorlng These cannot be successfully made up AT
home. though recipes are often gwen. Inc genuine
French iqiieurs about 81 p for small bottle;
4 single bottle OF maraschino of this small size VIII
last an ordinary family for "A year LOT HaVorlhS
creams and other cold desserts. bottle of cuTacoa
II used for no other purpose than naNorng would
last three times long. kirsh Is used occasionally
In some pudding sauces, as II DIahhS or rum -
pale sherry and A good quality of madeira are ne
vines most used In general cookinS. Port - OUT
Of fashion i'm cookery. hut is called Tor IN certain
English SOUPS and some sauces. Champagne - USED
IN flavor certain iced buildings and as foundatloo
to champagne jellies.