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Columbo. See Calumba.

COMFITS are made by putting the substance in a swing pan over astove, and rubbing it about with the hand till quite hot; then addas much syrup as will wet it, but not too much; work and toss thepan to separate and dry the substance, gradually adding syrup aswarm as possible till it is covered and large enough. A dozenwettings of treble-refined sugar, and dressing them smooth, willfinish them.Pearling of comfits, to make them rough, is done by dropping syrupover the comfits while making, from a pan made for the purpose,and so contrived that it dries as soon as dropped.Caraway conifits (Scotch) are made by heating Ibij of caraway-seeds,cleaned, in the comfit-pan, and doing them with syrup as just di-rected, till the size of peas. Bath caraway comfits are made smaller.When to be pearled make them small first.Celery comfits are made the same way as the caraways, from ftj of

celery-seed. Corianders are done the same way.Cinnamon comfds are made by soaking ftj of cinnamon in water fortwo days, cutting it in slips as small as a stocking-needle, and whendry doing it as directed for pearled caraways.Gum-paste comfits. See Gum-paste.

Orange and lemon conifils are made the same way, with slips of dry,hard, preserved orange and lemon peel.Comjiaxher's Balsam. See Tinct. Benz. Comp.Compotes are fruits preserved with sugar. Stone fruit, such as cherries,damsons, plums, greengages, currants, raspberries, strawberries, mul-berries, and barberries, are most usually compoted. Pick the ripefruit, and, if necessary, stone it. Then boil a pint and a half ofsyrup, and put in the fruit; boil it up, skim, and add the juice oftwo lemons : let it stand in the pan covered with paper till cold.Cone ink. New. The active principle of hemlock, which is resinous

and insoluble in water.Confections are officinal preparations, formerly called conserves andelectuaries, and consisting of various substances prepared withsugar, &c.Confectio Amygdalarum. L. D. Confection of Almonds is made byblanching gj of sweet almonds, and beating them to a paste with 5jof gum arabic and 5iv of white sugar. It is used chiefly for makingalmond emulsion extemporaneously, and may be kept a long time ifno water has been added, for this makes it contract mould.Confectio Aromatica. L. D. Cordial Confection. ElectuariumAro.uaticum. E. Is made from gij each of cinnamon and nutmegs,5J of cloves, 5SS of cardamom-seeds, jij of dried saffron, gxvj of pre-