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ble, as it takes a considerable time to make from the unmixedmaterials, and soon spoils after it is made.

CONFECTIO AURANTIORUM. Loild.

Confection of Orange-peel.Take of

Fresh orange-peel, grated off, one pound ;

Refined sugar, three pounds.Bruise the peel in a stone mortar with a wooden pestle ;

then, adding the sugar, beat them into a homogeneous

mass.

. CoNSERVA AURANTII. Dltb.

Conserve of Orange-peel.To the fresh rind of Seville oranges, grated off, add threetimes its weight of refined sugar, while beating it.

CONSERVA CITRI AURANTII. Ed.

Co?ise?'ve of Orange peel.Grate off the rind of Seville oranges, beat it into pulp, andwhile beating it, add gradually three times its weight ofdouble refined sugar.

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CONFECTIO ROSiE CANINiE. Lotld.

C onfection qf Hips.

Take of

Pulp of hips, one pound ;

Refined sugar, in powder, twenty ounces.

Expose the pulp to a gentle heat, in a water-bath, then gra-dually add the sugar, and beat them into a homogeneousmass.

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CoNSERVA ROSiE CANINiE. Ed.

Conserve qf Hips.Beat ripe hips, carefully cleaned from the seeds and down, toa pulp ; and, while beating it, gradually add three times itsweight of double refined sugar.

CONFECTIO ROSiE GALLICE. Lond.

Confection qf Red Roses.Take of

Red rose buds, with the heels cut off, one pound ;

Refined sugar, three pounds.Beat the petals in a stone mortar ; then add the sugar, and

reduce the whole to a homogeneous mass.

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