Pound as much dried orange-peel as will make six ounces when done;
the peel of fresh shaddock will be still better; or you may
substitute six drachms of the oil of orange-peel. Put it into a
quart of the strongest and clearest rectified spirit; shake it,
let it infuse for a fortnight, and strain it. Then make a syrup by
dissolving a pound of the best loaf-sugar in a pint of cold water,
adding to it the beaten white of an egg, and boiling and skimming
it till the scum ceases to rise. Mix the syrup with the strained
liquor. Let it stand till next day, and then filter it through
white blotting paper fastened to the bottom of a sieve. Curacoa is
a great improvement to punch; also a table-spoonful of it in a
tumbler of water makes a very refreshing summer drink.