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AQUEOUS DBVB&AGBSo
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LE~ION,
OR ORANGE TOAST AND WATER.
A slice or thin,
freshly
cut, lemon peel, or
of
dried
orange peel, is
a
grateful addition to
toast
and water, and forms a pleasant, refreshing sum–
mer beverage.
GUiii WATER.
Clear gum arabic,
half
an ounce to au ounce ;
wa.sh
it
in
·cold
water,
and
then
dissolve
it
in
one quart of cold water ;
it
may
be
sweetened
if
required. Gum water
is
a soothing drink
in
coughs and colJs, &c.
N.B.
Made
with either hot water, or powder–
ed
gum,
the solution is much lem agreeable.
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EAU SUCW, OR
SUGJ.RED WJ.TEB.
Sugar water
is
much
'D8ed
u
a
beYert.ge
in ·
France, &c. ;
it
is
formed
by
di!lohing
a lump
or two of white sugar in a tumbler of cold water:
it
is
a.n
excw:lin~ly
useful
drink
in warm weather,
and
ia
ll&rticula.r1y
adapted
for
children.
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