This is a reprint of an 1891 manual intended to furnish the druggists of America with a concentrated collection of facts on the composition and manufacture of flavoring extracts, essences, syrups, and colorings. Amongst the formulas and instructions in this large collection are: extracts of vanilla, lemon, orange, chocolate, and coffee; essences of melon, pear, strawberry, peach, banana, and plum; syrups of grape, pineapple, raspberry, orange, walnut cream, coffee, chocolate, ginger, sarsaparilla, and root beer; fruit colorings; and ales, beers and wines, such as ginger beer, root beer, spruce beer, ginger wine, and mead.