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MIXED

DRINKS.

143

85.

Surki0I)

liaiain

Boil

one

pound

of

fine

raisins

slowly

in

one

pint

of

water,

until

they

look

like

the

fresh

fruit;

filter

the

fluid,

and

boil

this

with

one-half

pound

of

sugar

to

a

thick

syrup;

skim

well;

let

it

get

cool;

pour

into

a

glass

bowl;

diminish

too

great

a

sweetness

by

adding

cold

water;

put

the

boiled

raisins

in,

a

few

drops

of

orange-flower

extract,

a

few

lumps

of

ice,

and

serve

the

sherbet

in

glasses.

86.

Haspbm*2

Cemonabe.

Press

any

quantity

of

fresh

raspberries;

add

to

one

quart

of

juice

two

quarts

of

fresh

water,

the

juice

of

a

lemon,

and

half

a

pound

of

powdered

sugar;

strain,

and

serve

in

glasses;

or

you

may

bottle

it,

to

keep

it

for

a

short

while.

87.

Rljtibarb

Sherbet.

Boil

as

much

cut

rhubarb

as

is

required

for

filling

half

a

pint

in

one

quart

of

water

with

four

ounces

of

sugar,

on

which

the

rind

of

a

small

lemon

has

been

rubbed

off,

for

half

an

hour;

strain

the

water,

let

the

sherbet

get

cold,

add

some

lumps

of

ice,

and

serve

this

very

refreshing

drink

in

glasses.

88.

Ho0-r

Cemoncrtre.

Very

ripe

rose-hips

are

gathered

in

the

latter

part

of

fall,

after

the

first

frost;

remove

the

pits,

and

let

the

hips

dry

in

the

open

air

in

the

sun;

for

each

pint

of

the

dried

fruit

take

two

quarts

of

water;

boil

both

together

for

half

an

hour;

filter

through

canton

flannel,

sweeten

to

taste

with

sugar,

and

serve.

89.

lUine

Cemonatoe.

Rub

the

rind

of

one

and

a

half

lemons

on

one

and

a

half

pounds

of

loaf-sugar;

put

it

in

one

quart

of

cold

water

and

one

quart

of

Rhine

wine;

add

the

juice

of

three

lemons;

mix

well,

if

desired,

with

some

cracked

ice,

and

serve.