HOW TO MAKE PERFUMERY

This is enough for a small trial, which can be managed by any per- son having the run of a garden : Procure an ordinary glue pot, which melts the material by the boiling water ; when the flowers are in bloom obtain half a pound of fine mutton suet and strain it through a hair- sieve ; allow the liquefied fat as it falls from the sieve to drop into cold water. This operation granulates and washes the blood and membrane from it ; this must be repeated three or four times ; finally remelt the fat and cast into a pan to free it from water.

Now put the clarified suet into the macerating pot and place it in such a position near a fire that it will keep warm enough to be liquid ; into the pot throw as many flowers as you can ; let them remain twenty- four hours, then strain the fat from the spent flowers and add fresh ones ; repeat this operation for a week. At the last straining it will be highly perfumed. When cold, chop up, like suet for a pudding ; put in a wide mouth bottle, cover with spirits as highly rectified as can be obtained, and let digest for a week or more. The spirit then strained off will be highly perfumed. In reality it will be the extract of the flower, a most delightful perfume for the handkerchief.

The same experiment may be repeated with almond oil instead of fat. The experiment here hinted at may be varied with any flowers whatever; indeed by having the macerating batli larger than mentioned above, an excellent millefleur pomade and essence may be produced from any conservatory.