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lemon.
Put the juice into an enamelled saucepan
and simmer gently over the fire until the sugar is
quite dissolved. Beat up the white of one egg, add
to the syrup, and stir well till the mixture boils ; let
it boil for a minute or two, and pour gently through
a jelly-bag into a basin. When quite cold add a
quarter of an ounce of citric acid, bottle, and cork
tightly.
When required for use, put six drops of
Angostura bitters in a soda-water tumbler, turn it
round and round, then add a wine-glassful of the
squash, fill up with soda-water, place a thin slice of
lemon atop, and serve with two straws.
Abnond Comfy.
Put six ounces of pulverized sweet almonds and
two ounces of smashed bitters ditto into a saucepan
with one quart of water, and let it simmer for a
quarter of an hour ; then add one pound of sifted
sugar. When dissolved strain through a hair sieve or
jelly-bag, and add a tablespoonful of orange-flower
water. When cold, a wine-glassful of the mixture
should be put into a tumbler, which should be filled
up with soda- or Seltzer-water.
Te7nperance Cider.
Put half a gallon of water on to boil, and when
boiling throw into the saucepan a dozen medium-
sized apples, cut into slices unpeeled.
Keep the
lot boiling until quite tender, then strain till dry,
taking care not to let any of the pulp escape through
the sieve. Add sifted sugar ad lib., and the juice of
two lemons.
Let the mixture stand until cool,
when it will be ready for use. Of course ice is an
improvement, in warm weather. And only add a
soup^on of eau de vie when you are quite alone.