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EASPBEEEY EFFEEVESCING DEAXJGHT.
ade be desired, one onnce of carbonate of soda must be
added to the above.
233. Draught Lemonade,or Lemon Sherbet.
Four lemons sliced,four ounces oflump-sugar,one quart
of boilmg
■water. Very fine. A cheaper drink may be
made thus:—One ounce of cream of tartar, one ounce of
tartaric or citric acid, the juice and peel of t'wo lemons,
and half a pound, or more, of loaf-sugar. The sweetening
must be regulated according to taste;
283. Imperial Drink for Families.
Two ounces of cream of tartar, the juice and peel of
two or three lemons, and half a pound of coarse sugar.
Put these into a gallon pitcher, and pour on boilingwater.
"When cool, it wiUbe fit for use.
234. Nectar.
One drachm of citric acid, one scruple of bicarbonate of
potash, one ounce of white sugar, powdered. Fill a soda-
water bottle nearly full of water, drop in the potash and
sugar, and lastly the citric acid. Cork the bottle up im
mediately^ and shake. As soon as the crystals are dis
solved, the nectar is fit for use. It may be colored with a
small portion of cochineal.
235. Raspberry, Strawberry, Currant, or Orange
Effervescing Draughts.
Take one quart of the juice of either of the above fruits,
filter it, and boU it into a syrup, with one pound of pow
dered loaf-sugar. To this add one ounce and a half ot tar
taric acid. When cold put it into a bottle, and keep it
well corked. When required for use, fill a half-pint turn