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  1. I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    ALCHERMES
    7g cinnamom (bark);
    4 g. cochineal;
    1,5 g. macis;
    1 g cloves;
    1 g cardamom;
    1 g. vanilla;
    60g. roses water;
    350 g. alcohol 95°;
    350g. sugar;
    500 g. water;
    ------------------------------------
    Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    days) shaking two times a day.
    Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to the
    soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the moment of
    bottling, add the rose's water.

    Cheers
    Pandora

  2. Pandora said:

    I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    ALCHERMES
    7g cinnamom (bark);
    4 g. cochineal;
    1,5 g. macis;
    1 g cloves;
    1 g cardamom;
    1 g. vanilla;
    60g. roses water;
    350 g. alcohol 95°;
    350g. sugar;
    500 g. water;
    ------------------------------------
    Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    days) shaking two times a day.
    Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to the
    soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the moment of
    bottling, add the rose's water.

    Cheers
    Pandora


    Sounds like my kind of liqueur.... it uses 95% alcohol 😉

    As for the cochineal... Have you got a big cactus growing in your garden
    - you can find it on some of the inhabitants there... <just joking>
    Seriously - thought it was just a food coloring.... so try your local
    supermarket...

    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)

  3. "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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    Quoted message said:
    Pandora said:

    I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    ALCHERMES
    7g cinnamom (bark);
    4 g. cochineal;
    1,5 g. macis;
    1 g cloves;
    1 g cardamom;
    1 g. vanilla;
    60g. roses water;
    350 g. alcohol 95°;
    350g. sugar;
    500 g. water;
    ------------------------------------
    Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    days) shaking two times a day.
    Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to
    the soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the moment
    of bottling, add the rose's water.

    Cheers
    Pandora


    Sounds like my kind of liqueur.... it uses 95% alcohol 😉

    As for the cochineal... Have you got a big cactus growing in your garden -
    you can find it on some of the inhabitants there... <just joking>

    ROTFL!!!

    Quoted message said:

    Seriously - thought it was just a food coloring.... so try your local
    supermarket...

    But I'm not so sure that it has no taste at all!
    Pandora

    Quoted message said:


    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)

  4. Pandora said:

    "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Pandora said:

    I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    ALCHERMES
    7g cinnamom (bark);
    4 g. cochineal;
    1,5 g. macis;
    1 g cloves;
    1 g cardamom;
    1 g. vanilla;
    60g. roses water;
    350 g. alcohol 95°;
    350g. sugar;
    500 g. water;
    ------------------------------------
    Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    days) shaking two times a day.
    Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to
    the soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the moment
    of bottling, add the rose's water.

    Cheers
    Pandora

    Sounds like my kind of liqueur.... it uses 95% alcohol 😉

    As for the cochineal... Have you got a big cactus growing in your garden -
    you can find it on some of the inhabitants there... <just joking>

    ROTFL!!!

    Quoted message said:

    Seriously - thought it was just a food coloring.... so try your local
    supermarket...

    But I'm not so sure that it has no taste at all!
    Pandora

    Quoted message said:

    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)


    Don't think it has any taste. Just coloring... 😉
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)

    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)

  5. On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:12:37 +0200, "Pandora" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    Well, *I* say do without the red colour ;-)

    Nathalie in Switzerland

  6. "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Pandora said:

    "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Pandora wrote:

    >I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    >So, I copy, what is written.
    >I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    >The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    >What do you say?
    >
    >ALCHERMES
    >7g cinnamom (bark);
    >4 g. cochineal;
    >1,5 g. macis;
    >1 g cloves;
    >1 g cardamom;
    >1 g. vanilla;
    >60g. roses water;
    >350 g. alcohol 95°;
    >350g. sugar;
    >500 g. water;
    >------------------------------------
    >Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    >days) shaking two times a day.
    >Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to
    >the soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the moment
    >of bottling, add the rose's water.
    >
    >Cheers
    >Pandora
    >
    >

    Sounds like my kind of liqueur.... it uses 95% alcohol 😉

    As for the cochineal... Have you got a big cactus growing in your
    garden - you can find it on some of the inhabitants there... <just
    joking>

    ROTFL!!!

    Quoted message said:

    Seriously - thought it was just a food coloring.... so try your local
    supermarket...

    But I'm not so sure that it has no taste at all!
    Pandora

    Quoted message said:

    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)


    Don't think it has any taste. Just coloring... 😉
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)


    Ahhh! OK! If I won't find cactus I will use color!
    Thank you for the idea
    Pandora

  7. "Nathalie Chiva" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel
    messaggio news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:12:37 +0200, "Pandora" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    So, I copy, what is written.
    I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    What do you say?

    Well, *I* say do without the red colour ;-)

    Ok! I will search for green cochineal 😄
    Pan

    Quoted message said:


    Nathalie in Switzerland

  8. "Pandora" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Pandora said:

    "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

    >Pandora wrote:
    >
    >>I've found, at least, my book of liqueurs.
    >>So, I copy, what is written.
    >>I've never tried to do this, but it seems to me a good recipe.
    >>The problem, IMHO, is to find cochineal: chemist's or herborist?
    >>What do you say?
    >>
    >>ALCHERMES
    >>7g cinnamom (bark);
    >>4 g. cochineal;
    >>1,5 g. macis;
    >>1 g cloves;
    >>1 g cardamom;
    >>1 g. vanilla;
    >>60g. roses water;
    >>350 g. alcohol 95°;
    >>350g. sugar;
    >>500 g. water;
    >>------------------------------------
    >>Put spices, alcohol and 200 g of water in an ermetic glass bowl (for 15
    >>days) shaking two times a day.
    >>Spent 15 days, melt sugar in the remaining 300g of water and add it to
    >>the soaked. Let it rest for one day, then filter, and only at the
    >>moment of bottling, add the rose's water.
    >>
    >>Cheers
    >>Pandora
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Sounds like my kind of liqueur.... it uses 95% alcohol 😉
    >
    >As for the cochineal... Have you got a big cactus growing in your
    >garden - you can find it on some of the inhabitants there... <just
    >joking>

    ROTFL!!!

    >Seriously - thought it was just a food coloring.... so try your local
    >supermarket...

    But I'm not so sure that it has no taste at all!
    Pandora

    >--
    >Cheers
    >Cathy(xyz)
    >


    Don't think it has any taste. Just coloring... 😉
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)


    Ahhh! OK! If I won't find cactus I will use color!
    Thank you for the idea
    Pandora

    Quick definitions (Cochineal)

    a.. noun: a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal
    insects
    a.. noun: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a
    red dye

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