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Drinks

Old

and

New

Fruit

Drink,

Mash

one

pint

of

strawberries,

raspberries,

currants,

or

mulberries

in

a

pint

of

water,

into

which

the

juice

of

two

lemons

has

been

squeezed.

Add

a

little

sifted

sugar.

Strain

through

a

hair

sieve.

If

not

sufficiently

liquid,

add

some

iced

water

or

half

a

bottle

of

soda-water.

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R.

To

make

John

Collin

s

Gin

Slings

or

Gin

Fizz,

Mix

in

a

tumbler

the

juice

of

half

a

lemon,

a

small

tea-spoonful

of

castor

sugar,

and

a

wine-glass-

ful

of

Hollands

or

of

Old

Tom

gin.

Stir

for

two

minutes,

then

add

a

few

pieces

of

ice

and

a

bottle

of

soda-water.

To

make

La

Masubal^

or

LamFs

TVooL

Roast

half

a

dozen

apples,

having

previously

cored

them.

Boil

a

small

piece

of

crushed

ginger,

a

quarter

of

a

nutmeg

grated,

and

two

or

three

ounces

of

sugar

in

a

quart

of

strong

ale.

Add

the

pulp

of

the

roasted

apples,

and

serve

hot.

Lemonade,

To

make

one

quart

of

lemonade

allow

six

ripe

lemons,

or

eight

if

they

are

not

juicy.

Take

four

good-sized

lumps

of

sugar

and

rub

the

outside

of

the

lemons

well

with

them,

in

order

to

extract

the

"

zest

"

of

the

rind.

Pick

out

every

pip,

and

squeeze

every

drop

of

juice

the

lemons

will

yield

into

a

jug.

Then

add

the

four

lumps

of

sugar,

and

pour

in

nearly

a

quart

of

boiling

water.

Cover

the

jug

till

the

lemonade

is

cold.

It

is

an

improvement

to

set

the

lemonade

on

ice,

but

do

not

put

any

pieces

of

ice

into

it.

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R,

The

Long

Drink,

Take

a

large

soda-water

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