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

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

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

"cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> 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)
>

Pandora wrote:
> "cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>
>>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)

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:12:37 +0200, "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?

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

Nathalie in Switzerland

"cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> Pandora wrote:
>> "cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>
>>>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

"Nathalie Chiva" > ha scritto nel
messaggio ...
> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:12:37 +0200, "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?
>
> Well, *I* say do without the red colour ;-)

Ok! I will search for green cochineal
Pan
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

"Pandora" > wrote in message
...
>
> "cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> Pandora wrote:
>>> "cathyxyz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>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