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COOLING
DRINKS.
Bomba.
Italian
Drink.
Blanch
two
ounces
of
sweet
almonds
and
rub
them
to
a
smooth
pulp
in
a
mortar
with
an
equal
weight
of
sugar
;
to
this
add
a
single
bitter
almond,
also
rubbed
to
a
paste.
One
quart
of
water
should
be
gradually
added
in
a
thin
stream
to
this
pulp,
and
the
mixing
must
continue
the
whole
time.
Cranberry
Drink.
Put
a
teacupful
of
cranberries
into
a
cupful
of
water
and
mash
them.
Boil
two
quarts
of
water
with
one
large
table-spoonful
of
oatmeal
and
a
bit
of
lemon
peel
;
add
the
cranberries,
a
little
sugar,
and
a
gill
of
white
wine
;
boil
for
half
an
hour
and
strain.
Eau
Sucree.
Half
a
pound
of
sugar
to
one
pint
of
boiling
water.
Gingerade.
Crush
an
ounce
of
whole
ginger,
pour
over
it
a
quart
of
boiling
water,
cover
the
vessel,
and
let
the
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