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116

MODERN

AMERICAN

DRINKS.

Punch,

a

la

Vatican.

Prepare

a

pineapple

sherbet

made

tart

with

lemon-juice.

Peel

the

lemons

before

squeezing

so

as

not

to

get

any

of

the

oil

of

the

rind

into

the

juice.

Mix

the

strained

juice

with

the

sherbet

and

freeze.

Just

before the

punch

is

to

be

served

add

and

mix

into

it

one-half

pint

of

old

Jamaica

rum

and

one

pint

of

champagne

for

every

two

quarts

of

the

sherbet.

Raspberry

Sherbet.

Mash

enough

berries

to

make

one

pint

of

juice,

add

one

pint

of

fine

sugar,

the

juice

of

one

lemon,

and

one

pint

boiling

water

;

when

the

sugar

is

dis-

solved,

strain

the

mixture

through

a

cheesecloth

or

fine

sieve

and

freeze.

Shaddock,

or

Grape

Fruit

Sherbet.

Soak

one

tablespoonful

gelatin

in

a

little

cold

water;

take

one

pint

of

water

and

one

pint

fine

sugar,

boil

for

five

minutes.

Dissolve

the

soaked

gelatin

in

the

boiling

syrup.

Divide

six

shad-

docks

in

halves

across

the

sections,

remove

the

seeds,

and

scoop

out

the

pulp

with

a

teaspoon.

Leave

all

the

membranous

walls

of

the

sections

in

the

peel.

Add

the

pulp

to

the

cold

syrup.

Mix

and

freeze

until

mushy

or

hard,

as

preferred.