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TEMPERANCE DRINKS
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Cherry Drink
{Seealso pages 115 and 116.)
Take one pound of cherries (Kentish are the
best), free from stalks and stones; have ready
a pint of boiling syrup (to a pint of water add
a pound of loaf-sugar; this makes a very good
syrup), and throwthe cherries into it; let them
boil as fast as possible' for ten minutes, add a
quart of boiling water; put the whole into a
pan, and, when cold, strain through a sieve or
bag ; it is then ready for use,
Delicious Drink,
Mix together one pint of raspberries, one
pint of strawberries, and one pint of white
currants, all free from stalks ; mash them well
together, then add two quarts of boilingwater
and three-quarters of a pound of icing sugar ;
let it remain all night, then strain, and it is
ready for use.
Drink for Dog Days,
Pour a bottle of soda-water on a lemon ice in
a large glass or tankard.
This is a beautifully refreshing drink, but it
should be taken with caution.
Egg Nogg, Hot,
{See alsopages 37,62, 89, loi, and 126.)
Beat up one egg in a small tumbler, with a
tablespoonful of icingsugar, then fill the tumbler
with hot milk, rnix well, and flavour with a few
drops of essence of vanilla; dash with cinna
mon.