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SUGAR VINEGAR.

To one measure of sugar, put seven measures of water moderately warm; dissolve it completely—­put it into a cask, stir in yeast in the proportion of a pint to eight gallons:  stop it close, and keep it in a warm place till sufficiently sour.

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HONEY VINEGAR.

To one quart of clear honey, put eight quarts of warm water, mix it well together:  when it has passed through the acetous fermentation, a white vinegar will be formed, in many respects better than the ordinary vinegar.

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SYRUP OF VINEGAR.

Boil two pounds of sugar with four quarts of vinegar, down to a syrup, and bottle it.  This makes an excellent beverage when mixed with water, either with or without the addition of brandy.  It is nearly equal a flavour to the syrup of lime juice, when made with superior vinegar.

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AROMATIC VINEGAR.

Put a portion of acetate of potash, (sal diureticus,) into a smelling bottle; mix gradually with it half its weight of sulphuric acid, and add a few drops of oil of lavender.

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VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES.

Take lavender, rosemary, sage, wormwood, rue, and mint, of each a large handful; put them in a pot of earthen ware, pour on them four quarts of very strong vinegar, cover the pot closely, and put a board on the top; keep it in the hottest sun two weeks, then strain and bottle it, putting in each bottle a clove of garlic.  When it has settled in the bottle and become clear, pour it off gently; do this until you get it all free from sediment.  The proper time to make it is when the herbs are in full vigour, in June.  This vinegar is very refreshing in crowded rooms, in the apartments of the sick; and is peculiarly grateful, when sprinkled about the house in damp weather.

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LAVENDER WATER.

Put a pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, to one ounce of essential oil of lavender, and two drachms of ambergris; shake them well together, and keep it closely stopped.

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HUNGARIAN WATER.

One pint spirits of wine, one ounce oil of rosemary, and two drachms essence of ambergris.

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TO PREPARE COSMETIC SOAP FOR WASHING THE HANDS.

Take a pound of castile, or any other nice old soap; scrape it in small pieces, and put it on the fire with a little water—­stir it till it becomes a smooth paste, pour it into a bowl, and when cold, add some lavender water, or essence of any kind—­beat it with a silver spoon until well mixed, thicken it with corn meal, and keep it in small pots closely covered—­for the admission of air will soon make the soap hard.