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. LEMON.ADES, ETC.
LEMONS
furnis.a
two important products for the
formation
\:f
beverages : an acid juice, and an
aromatic str..machic oil, contained
in
the rind.
Lemon juice
is
a slightly turbid, very sour
liquid, having a pleasant flavor, when di1uted ;
it
contains a considerable quantity of
gummy
mucilage, which ca\18e8
it
to
become
mouldy
on
ex_:posure to
the
air ;
it
is
cap&ble of ·
furniahing
a Jarge number of acidulated
drinks,
which are
exceedingly useful
in
allaying
thirst, aad are
most valUa.ble for their anti-scorbutic proper–
ties. The plan generalll:
adopted
for preserv-
- ing
lemon juice during long
vo1ages,
is,
sim–
, ply,
to
bottle
it,
with
the
fi4dition
of a
small
quantity of spirit.
The soumees of the juice
is
owing to
the
presence of an acid
termed
the citric, which
is
-Obtained separate
in
a pure
crystallized forni ;
this acid may
be
employed as a substitute
for
lemons in
preparin~
beverages, or
it
may
be
used
according
to
t.lle following recipe :-