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Details:
Put cough syrup in 2 liter bottle.
Pour in a lot of ammonia. Excess is not a serious problem. The ammonia volume was about equal to the syrup volume.
Stir.
Pour into a tightly sealable vessel. A funnel is good to have.
Incidentally, you can probably just use the same 2-liter bottle and pour the lighter fluid into that; the plastic won't dissolve.
Add about a 1/2 inch thick layer of lighter fluid.
Shake the hell out of the vessel. We did it for about five minutes.
Pour the liquid back into 2 liter.
Let the organic solvent layer separate, it wil float on top of the water.
We used a siphon to separate the layers. We filled the siphon (a flexible rubber tube) with water, and while covering one end, plunged the siphon deep into the water layer.
Hold the free end of the siphon below the other end of the siphon, and let go of the end. Let the liquid drain into a jar. Throw out the watery layer.
The other way to separate the layers is with a separatory funnel, or the approximate version (a plastic bag). Pour the entire contents of the bottle into the sealable plastic bag, seal it, let the layers separate, clip off the bottom corner, and let the watery layer (on the bottom) drain out into the drain. Then let the organic layer drain into the jar.
If you want to minimize the amount of water-ammonia-cough syrup inactive ingredients, add more water, let separate and siphon (or separate) again. We were paranoid and did this four times. The product we got towards the end didn't even taste like ammonia.
Now mix the solvent layer with the citric acid solution.
Transfer to snapple jar.
Really shake the hell out of it. We shook it for 5 minutes, splitting the work between the three of us.
It takes a few minutes to separate. Wait.
Some have reported a soapy layer forms in between the two layers; if so, just let it sit until the soapy layer is completely gone (it may take a few hours).
Next stage. Use the siphon again, we recommend being conservative and not letting any solvent get into the siphon at all, so we left a little water layer.
Or use a new plastic storage bag, and this time keep the water layer and discard the organic layer. Be friendly to the environment and let it evaporate outside; don't just pour it down the drain.
Boil the lemon juice for a few minutes (we did for seven), the theory is that if a little bit of the organic solvent is there, it will boil away.
Drink the Agent Lemon. We have not deterimined the best method, we think you could mix it with something, or maybe drink it straight. It tastes really bitter (that's the DXM).