Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.
Source The Queens closet opened (10th ed. 1698; first edition possibly 1655), cited in The Elusive Cordial Recipes by Master Rauthulfr Meistari inn Orthston — original
Ingredients
a pottle of Aqua vitae
two ounces of ripe Cherries, stoned
sugar, 1 pound
twenty four Clovens (cloves)
one stick of Cinamon
three spoonfuls of Aniseeds bruised
Method
Take a pottle of Aqua vitae, two ounces of ripe Cherries, stoned, sugar 1 pound, twenty four Clovens, one stick of Cinamon, three spoonfuls of Aniseeds bruised,
let these stand in the Aqua Vitae fifteen days, and when the water hath fully drawn out the tincture, pour it off into another glas for your use, which keep close stopped,
the Spice and the Cherries you may keep for they are very good for winde in the Stomach.
Notes
Caryl corrects the printed gloss: a pottle is two quarts, not one.
This recipe predates 1700 and is quoted from its original printed source. Spelling is left exactly as printed.
