How To Make Hovenia Perfume
A perfumeunder this name is sold to a limited extent, but if it did not smell better than the plant Hovenia dulcis or H. inequalis, a native of Japan, it would not sell at all.
The article in the market is made by thus recipe
:
Rectified spirit, 1 quart.
Rose-water, 1/2 pint.
Otto lemons, 1/2 oz.
Otto of rose, 1 drachm.
Otto cloves, 1/2 drachm
Otto neroli, 10 drops.
How to make ?
First dissolve the ottos in the spirit, then add the rose-water.
After filtration it is ready for sale.
When compounds of this kind do not become bright by passing through blotting-paper, the addition of a little carbonate of magnesia prior to filtering effectually clears them.
The water in the above recipe is only added in order that the article produced may be retailed at a moderate price, and would, of course, be better without that "universal friend."
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