Union Bitters
by Darcy O'Neil :: [Bitters]
Once a proprietary "medicine" once sold as "Seabury's Union Bitters" that would be found "grateful and comforting" in all cases where manhood needs to be restored, or where men have lost their self-respect and interest in each other's welfare. THis is pretty typical marketing for these types of "medicine" in the 1800s.
Some historical documents claim it was to be "put up in the best Bourbon Whiskey".
Union Bitters Recipe:
- Gentian
- 4 oz
- Peruvian Bark
- 2 oz
- Roman Chamomile Flowers
- 1 oz
- Quassia
- ½ oz
- Orange Peel
- ½ oz
- Alcohol (50%)
- 3.8 litre
Instructions
Reduce the ingredients to a coarse powder. Macerate in the alcohol for 14 days, express and filter.From The Druggist's hand-book of private formulas /by John Nelson
Notes:
From "The Druggist's hand-book of private formulas" by John Nelson
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