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Here is the Arnold's article published in Scientific America:



This 1855 absinthe recipe from Pontarlier, France is cited below:



Macerate- the following in 95 liters of 85% ethanol by volume



2.5 kilograms of dried wormwood,



5 kilograms of anise,



5 kilograms of fennel



Let this mixture steep for at least 12 hours in the pot of a double boiler. Add 45 liters of water and apply heat;



collect 95 liters of distillate.



To 40 liters of the distillate, add 1 kilogram of Roman wormwood, 1 kilogram of hyssop, and 500 grams of lemon balm (melissa), all of which have been dried and finely divided.



Extract at a moderate temperature, then siphon off the liquor, filter, and reunite it with the remaining 55 liters of distillate.



Dilute with water to produce approximately 100 liters of absinthe with a final alcohol concentration of 74% by volume.