SC - spaetzle

[Stefan li Rous]

>116 Agua para lavar el rostro
>
>     Pies de ·nades crudos y picados, una puesta de vaca,
>digo de carne de vaca picada. Junto todo y destilado por
>una alquitara, lavarse el rostro con esta agua. Es muy
>buena.
>Water for washing the face
>     Raw chopped duck feet, a piece/slice of cow, I mean of
>chopped beef.  All together and distilled by a still, wash
>your face with this water.  It is very good
Errrr. . . . How does one go about distilling what is, basically,
consomme/beef tea? Or do they mean something like simmering
until it reduces by a half or some such?

Alban