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SODA
AND
MINERAL
WATERS.
cidedly
acidulated
beverage
is
required,
or
from
thirty
to
thirty-three
grains
of
citric
acid.
Other
formulas
give
the
following
:
Bicarbonate
of
soda,
thirty
grains
;
white
sugar,
one
drachm
;
powdered
ginger,
five
drachms,
in
each
blue
paper
;
and
twenty-five
grains
of
tartaric
acid
in
each
white
paper.
This
is
less
agreeable,
but
per-
haps
more
friendly
to
the
stomach
than
when
the
acid
is
in
excess.
Another
formula
is
:
Sugar,
two
drachms
;
ses^ui-
carbonate
of
soda,
two
scruples
;
ginger,
five
grains
;
essence
of
lemon,
two
drops,
in
each
blue
paper
with
thirty-three
grains
of
tartaric
acid.
Ginger
Beer
Powder
in one
bottle.
The
soda,
acid,
and
sugar
must
be
carefully
dried
separately.
Finely
powdered
ginger,
five
drachms
;
bicarbo-
nate
of
soda,
three
and
a half
ounces
;
refined
sugar,
one
pound
;
essence
of
lemon,
thirty
drops
;
tartaric
acid,
four
and
a
half
ounces.
The
acid
and
the
soda
should
not
b
too
finely
powdered.
Mix
the
powders
recently
dried
in
a
warm
mortar,
and
immediately
put
the
mixture
in
to
dry.
Bottle
and
cork
securely.
A
measure
holding
three
drachms
should
accompany
each
bottle.
Effervescing
Lemonade.
This
is
made
by
putting