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Summer Drinks
and apply it t o the thumb. When on sepa rating
the forefin ge r and thumb immediately, the
sugar is drawn out int o a fin e t hread \\·hi ch will
break at a short di sta nce, the sugar is boiled to
the Small Thr ead.
T HE L AR G E TllRE..\D II
After boiling a li tt le longe r, proc eed as before,
and if the threa d is dram1 a littl e longe r the
stage of the L arge Thread is rc:i ched .
T II E LITTLE P E..\RL
Ill
After bo iling a few moment s longer, proceed
as befor e, and if the t h re ad reaches \\·ithout
breaking the st age of the Li ttle Pea rl is rea ched.
T H E L A RG E P EARL
I V
Boil the suga r a very li t tl e more, and proceed
as before, but if the fin ge r and t humb can be
spread as far as possi ble \vithout breaki ng t he
thread the boiling h as reach ed the L arge Pea rl,
and the syrup is suffi ciently cooked.
Syrup
of A cacia
Place in a bowl alternat ely layers of fresh
acacia flowers and suga r, allowing t wo ounces of
flowers to every three-quart ers of a pound of
sugar.
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