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Summer Drinks
Claret and Cherry Cup
Crush a pint of cherries, and add t o them the
juice of three lemons and one orange, and a cup
of sugar.
Leave it to stand till all the juice is drawn
from the cherries, then strain it and add one
quart of sparkling water and one pint of claret.
Mixed Fruit Cup
Mash together half a pound of strawb erri es, half
a pound of raspberries and half a pound of red
currants. Add to them a breakfastcu pful of
sugar, and the juice of two lemons.
Pour over them as much boiling water as is
required, and leave it for twelve h ours. Strain ;
decorate with whole strawberries and vcrben:i.
Tea Cup
Make a pint of very strong good tea. Pour it
off at once on to a sliced lemon.
Put it on ice and add a bottle of soda water
before serving.
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