=Essence of Lemon Peel.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF LEMON RIND, QUINTESCENCE OF L.
P.; ESSENTIA CORTICIS LIMONIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Yellow peel of fresh lemons,
1/2 lb.; spirit of wine, 1 pint; digest for a week, press, and filter.
Very fragrant.
2. Yellow peel of fresh lemons, 1 lb.; boiling water, 1/2 gall.; infuse 1
hour, express the liquor, boil down to 1/2 pint, cool, and add oil of
lemon, 1/4 oz., dissolved in spirit of wine, 1-1/2 pint; mix, and filter.
Used as the preceding.
=Essence of Lov'age.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA LEVISTICI, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Wurt.)
Lovage root (_levisticum officinale_), 2 oz.; lovage seeds, 1 oz.;
rectified spirit, 10 oz.; digest a week, and filter. Aromatic, stomachic,
and diaphoretic.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 1 dr.; in dyspepsia, dropsies, &c.
=Essence, Madden's.= Concentrated infusion of roses.
=Essence of Malt.= See COLOURING.
=Essence of Mint.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF SPEARMINT; ESSENTIA MENTHÆ, E. M.
SPICATÆ, E. M. VIRIDIS, L. _Prep._ As ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT.
=Essence of Moss-Rose= (from the 'Chemist and Druggist'). Otto of rose,
1-1/2 dr.; essence of ambergris, 2-1/2 oz.; essence of musk, 1 oz.;
alcohol, 15 oz.; concentrated rose water, 10 oz. Mix, and shake frequently
for a week.
=Essence of Musk.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA MOSCHI, TINCTURA M. CONCENTRATA, L.
_Prep._ 1. Grain musk, 2 oz., and boiling water, 1 pint, are digested
together in a close vessel until cold, when rectified spirit of wine, 7
pints, is added; the vessel (preferably a tin bottle) being corked close,
and tied over with bladder, the whole is digested, with frequent
agitation, for 2 months, in the sunshine (in summer), or in an equally
warm situation in winter. At the end of the time the essence is decanted
and filtered.
2. Grain musk, 1/4 oz.; rectified spirit of wine, 2 pints; essence of
ambergris, 1 fl. oz.; digest as before.
3. Musk (from the bladder, rubbed very small), 5 oz.; civet, 1 oz.;
essence of ambergris, 1 pint; spirit of ambrette, 1 gall.; as before.
_Obs._ All the preceding formulæ yield superior essences, but the product
of the last is of the very finest quality, and such as is seldom sold,
except by the most celebrated houses, when it fetches a very high price.
It is powerfully and deliciously odorous, and has received the approval of
royalty itself, both in these kingdoms and on the Continent. The second
formula also produces a very fine article, but less choice than just
referred to. The digestion should be long continued, and on no account
less than 3 weeks, as otherwise much fragrant matter is left undissolved.
The addition of 1 fl. dr. of either liquor of ammonia or liquor of
potassia (the first is best) to each pint of the essence, vastly increases
its fragrance. The essence of musk of the wholesale London druggists is
generally made by merely digesting the freshly emptied musk pods in
rectified spirit. Sometimes a little (a very little) grain musk is added.
See ESSENCE ROYALE and ESSENCE OF AMBERGRIS.
4. (Guibourt.) Musk, 1 part; proof spirit, 12 parts; digest a fortnight,
or longer. Used in dispensing, &c.
=Essence of Musk Seed.= See ESSENCE D'AMBRETTE.
=Essence of Mus'tard.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA SINAPIS, L. _Prep._ (Whitehead's.)
Black mustard seed (bruised), and camphor, of each 2 oz.; oil of rosemary,
3 dr.; balsam of tolu, 1 dr.; annatto, 1/2 dr.; digest a week, and
filter.
=Essence of Myr'tle.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF MYRTLE BLOSSOMS; ESSENCE DE MYRTE,
ESPRIT DE M., Fr. _Prep._ Myrtle tops (in blossom), 2-1/2 lbs.; proof
spirit, 9 pints; digest 3 days, then distil 1 gall. A pleasant perfume.
See OIL (Volatile).
=Essence of Nero'li.= _Syn._ ESSENCE DE FLEURS D'ORANGES, ESPRIT DE F.
D'O., Fr. _Prep._ 1. Neroli, 3 dr.; rectified spirit of wine, 1 pint; mix.
A delicious perfume.
2. Oil of orange, 2 dr.; orris root (bruised), 1/2 oz.; ambergris, 10 gr.;
neroli, 35 drops; spirits of wine, 1 pint; digest 14 days, and filter.
Very fragrant, but less 'chaste' than the last.
=Essence of Nut'meg.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA MYRISTICÆ, E. M. MOSCHATÆ, E. NUCIS
M., L. _Prep._ From essential oil of nutmeg, as ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE. Used
as a flavouring or zest by cooks, liqueuristes, and confectioners.
=Essence, Odontal'gic.= See ESSENCE, TOOTHACHE.
=Essence d'[OE]illets.= [Fr.] _Prep._ From cinnamon, 3 oz.; cloves, 1-1/4
oz. (both well bruised); rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest for a week. Oil
of cloves and spirit of cloves also bear this name in some places.
=Essence of O'pium.= See ESSENCE ANODYNE, No. 1. BLACK DROP and ROUSSEAU'S
LAUDANUM have also been sometimes so called.
=Essence of O'range.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA AURANTII, L. _Prep._ As ESSENCE OF
LEMON.
=Essence of Orange Peel.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA CORTICIS AURANTII, L. _Prep._ 1.
(Golden.) Fresh yellow rind of orange, 4 oz.; rectified spirit and water,
of each 1/2 pint; digest for a week, press, filter, and add of sherry
wine, 1 quart. A pleasant liqueur.