Essence Of Lemon Recipe

Turn gradually on to a drachm of the best oil of lemons a couple of

ounces of strong rectified spirit. The best method of obtaining the

essence of the lemon peel, is to rub all the yellow part of the peel

off, with lumps of white sugar, and scrape off the surface of the sugar

into a preserving pot, as fast as it becomes saturated with the oil of

the lemon. The sugar should be pressed down tight, and covered very

close. A little of this sugar gives a fine flavor to puddings, cakes,

and pies. This mode of preserving the essence of the lemon is superior

to the one in which spirit is used, as the fine aromatic flavor of the

peel is procured without any alloy.