Cache-Control: public, max-age=1024000 Epicure's Almanac : ORGEAT

The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living

June 26th : ORGEAT

This extremely pleasant preparation is not so popular now-a-days as “when George the Third was king." Its being out of fashion does not prevent my recommending it, as applicable to this thirst-generating season.

Blanch an ounce of bitter, and a pound of Jordan almonds; put them into a mortar with a wine-glass of orange-flower water, and beat them up into a paste; add, by degrees, a pint and a half of rose water, and half a pint of distilled water, pass this through a coarse sieve, and then boil it up for one minute in three pints of clarified syrup.

Bottle and cork down well. A tumbler of spring water, with a table-spoonful of the above, makes a delicious and perfectly harmless drink. Be careful to shake the bottle before you use the orgeat.