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CHAPTER
III
INVALID DRINKS, SODA vVATERS,
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LEMON PO\VDERS
Prairie Oy ster
This drink, or "pick-me-u p," \\·as in \ cn tcLl
by a man who was st randed with t \\"O fr ien ds on
T exas prairie. One of them wa s dy ing and
prayed for oysters t o save hi s life. The fri c'nd
prepared this mixture, whi ch saved hi s life.
Put into a wineglass h alf a t eas poon ful of
vinegar, and on this place carefully the yo lk of
:lll
egg; add a pinch of salt and a du st of p epper.
Barley Water
Put the thin rind of two lemon s into
t\\"O
quart s of water, with eight lumps o f sugar, :rnd
let it boil for ten minut es.
Mix two dessertspoonfuls of Robi nson 's
p:i
t c'nt
barley t o a paste with a little cold water, then
ac'. d
it to the other, stirring all the time, an d , still
stirring, let it boil for another five minut es .
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