How To Make Imitation Essence Of Myrtle
A very fragrant otto may be procured by distilling both flowers and leaves of the common myrtle; one hundred-weight will yield about five ounces of the volatile oil.
The demand for essence of myrtle being very limited, the odor as found in the perfumers' shops is very rarely a genuine article, but it is imitated thus:
Imitation Essence of Myrtle Recipe
Extract of vanilla, 1/2 pint.
Extract roses 1 pint
Extract of fleur d'orange, 1/2 pint.
Extract tuberose, 1/2 pint
Extract jasmine, 2 oz.
Mix and allow to stand for a fortnight: it is then fit for bottling, and is a perfume that gives a great deal of satisfaction.
Myrtle-flower water is sold in France under the name of eau d'ange, and may be prepared like rose, elder, or other flower waters.
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