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Drinks

Old

and

New

through

an

inscription

on

its

door-posts^

S^^t^y

appealed

to

your

feelings

as

'

The

Early

Purl

House,"*

"

To

make

Raspberry

Vinegar,

Pour

two

quarts

of

best

vinegar

over

one

quart

of

raspberries

picked

from

their

stalks

but

not

mashed.

Leave

them

for

twenty-four

hours.

Next

day

put

the

vinegar

and

fruit

on

the

fire

till

it

just

boils,

and

then

squeeze

it

through

a

cloth.

Add

two

pounds

of

sugar,

and

let

all

simmer

for

ten

minutes.

This

quantity

makes

six

bottles.

A

gill

of

raspberry

vinegar

mixed

into

a

tumbler

of

seltzer

water

makes

a

most

refreshing

drink.

/,

R,

To

make

Raspberry

Vinegar

{another

recipe),

Take

a

quart

of

raspberries

and

place

them

in

a

jar.

Cover

them

with

a

pint

of

vinegar.

In

three

days

pour

off

the

vinegar,

and

replace

the

rasp-

berries

by

a

fresh

lot,

again

pouring

the

vinegar

over

them.

In

three

days

pour

off"

the

vinegar

again,

strain

it,

add

a

pound

of

sugar,

boil

for

five

minutes,

skim

it,

and

bottle

it.

To

make

Saratoga

Cobbler,

Half

fill

a

tumbler

with

shaved

ice,

and

place

therewith

a

liqueur-glass-

ful

each

of

brandy,

whisky,

and

vermouth,

and

four

drops

of

angostura

bitters.

Mix

thoroughly,

strain,

and

add

a

slice

of

lemon.

To

make

Shandy

Gaff,

Pour

into

a

tumbler

coincidently

equal

quantities

of

beer

and

ginger

beer.

To

ynake

Sherbet,

Dry

separately

a

pound

of

fine

castor

sugar,

half a

pound

of

carbonate

of

soda,

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