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POLICE GAZETTE
TErtPERANC.E DRINKS.
Lemonade.
Fine for pal"lies.
Rind of two lemons.
•Juice of three l ar go lemons.
Hult pound of loaf sugar.
One quart boiling water.
Rub some of th1-1 suga1· in lumps on two of t he lemons
until they have lmbihed all the oil from them, nnd put it
wilh t he remainder of
~h e
sngnr lnLo a jug; add l he l emon
j uice (but no pips), and pour over t he whole a q unrt of boi l–
ing water. When t he sugar i s
d is~o l
vcd, strnin the lewouade
through a piece of musl in , and, w hen cool , it w ill be r eaJy
fo1· use.
The l emonade wil l he much improv!'cl
by
havi ng the
white of an egg beaten up "·i t h it; a little Sherry mixed
with It nlso makes this beverage m uch nicer.
Ginger Lemonade.
B oil t en pounds un<l a half of lump s11ga1· fo r twen ty
minutes i n ten gallons of water; clea r it with the " ·hites of
six eggs. Bruise hal f a pound vf comnwn gingc1-, boil with
tho liquor , and t hen po111· i t upon tull l emons pared. Whcll
quite cold, put it in a cask with two tabl espoo nfuls ofyenst,
t he l emons sliced, and hai r an ounce of isinglass. Bung up
the eusk the next day: it will be rcndy in t wo week s.