Blanch half a pound of shelled sweet, almonds, and a quarter of a
pound of bitter ones, and beat them in a mortar to a smooth paste
--adding by degrees a jill of rose or orange-flower water. Then
beat in, gradually, half a pound of clear strained honey. When the
whole is well incorporated, put it into gallipots, pouring on the
top of each some orange-flower or rose-water. Keep it closely
covered. This is a celebrated cosmetic for the hands.