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PREFACE.
In compiling this little book, the witer felt
sanguine thatthere wasa great need for a manual
of this kind giving concise directions for the
preparation of all kinds of drinks suitable for
all seasons and all occasions.
The many attractively got up varieties of
manufactured aerated waters,cordials,and other
beverages supplied to us by wine merchants,
grocery stores, etc., furnish all that is desired
by many in the way of drinks. But there are
others who like to quench their thirst by a
home-made beverage, not only because they
prefer such to the manufactured article, but also
because they like to know, as far as possible,
what the drink is made of.
It is for the latter, and for those whose duty
it is to cater for them, that the following collec
tion of recipes has been produced in book form,
and it is hoped that this manual ^rill be found
useful.
Most of the recipes are for the production
of easily made,and wholesome beverages ; many
of them can be recommended, as suitable and
most acceptable, when a cooling drink is required
in the sick-room. It will be noticed that a num
ber of old-fashioned inexpensive drinks, syrups,
fruit vinegars, wines, etc., which were the
favourite preparations of our grandmothers,
are also included in this collection of recipes.
Many of these can, of course, be bought ready-
made,butforflavour,colour,and wholesomeness,
the home-made article is, with few exceptions,
better.
Alcohol, in one form or another, has been
ntroduced in a number of the drinks described
herein, notably so for American drinks, cups