Tincture Amara

by Darcy O'Neil :: [Bitters]

Tincture Amara Recipe:

Gentian: 3 oz

Serpentaria: 2 oz

Bitter Orange Peel: 2 oz

Red Saunders: 1 oz

Calamus: 0 oz

Cardamom: 0 oz

Alcohol (25%): 4 litre

Instructions

Reduce the solids to a moderately fine powder and extract with the alcohol for 2 to 3 days, agitating occassionaly. The red saunders may be omitted and the liquid coloured with caramel or carmine.

Notes:

This recipe is was given by Dr. Stoughton in the Codex Medicamentarius.

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