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Beverages

Non-Alcoholic

and

strain

into

a

tumbler.

Add

a

little

crushed

ice,

fill

up

with

cold

water

and

serve.

Lemon

Squash.

This

is

made

in

the

same

manner

as

lemonade,

only

leaving

in

the

crushed

halves

of

the

lemon.

Milk.

1.

Dissolve

%

lb.

loaf

sugar

in

1

pt.

boiling

water

and mix

with

1

gill

lemon

juice

and

1

gill

sherry;

then

add

3

gills

cold

milk.

Stir

the

whole

well

together

and

then

strain

it.

2.

Take

4

lemons,

pare

the

rind

as thin

as

possible;

squeeze

them

into

1

qt.

water,

add

J^

lb.

fine

sugar;

let

it

stand

2

or

3

hours

and

pass

it

through

a

jelly

bag.

3.

Effervescing

(without

a

machine).

Put

into

each

bottle

2

dr.

sugar,

2

drops

essence

of

lemon,

J^

dr.

bicar-

bonate

potash,

and

water

to

fill

the

bottle;

then

drop

in

35

or

40

gr.

of

citric

or

tartaric

acid

in

crystals

and

cork

immediately,

placing

the

bottles

in

a

cool

place

or

prefer-

ably

in

iced

water.

4.

Sesquicarbonate

of

soda,

2

scruples;

sugar,

2

dr.;

essence

of

lemon,

4

drops;

water,

J^

pt.;

lastly,

8

dr.

tartaric

acid,

in

crystals.

Care

must

be

taken

to

avoid

accidents

from

the

bursting

of

the

bottles.

5.

Into

a

soda-water

bottle

nearly

filled

with

water

put

1

oz.

sugar;

essence

of

lemon

(dropped

on

the

sugar),

2

drops;

bicarbonate

of

potash

in

crystals,

20

gr.,

and,

lastly,

30

to

40

gr.

of

citric

acid,

also

in

crystals.

Cork

immediately.

Pineapple.

1.

Carefully

boil

1

lb.

of

sugar

in

1

qt.

of

water

until

it

forms

a

thin

syrup,

removing

all

scum

as

it

rises.

Set

it

to

cool.

Meantime

squeeze

the

juice

of

4

lemons

into

a

dish.

Peel

a

large,

ripe

pineapple,

re-

move

the

eyes

and

grate

it

into

a

large

punch

bowl.

Add

the

lemon

juice

and

stir

it

well

through

the

pineapple.

Then

stir

in

the

syrup.

Let

the

mixture

stand

a

couple

of

hours

and

then

add

1

qt.

of

ice

water.

Put

a

big

lump

of

ice

in

a

punch

bowl,

strain

the

mixture

through

a

fine

sieve

into

the

bowl,

ornament

the

top

with

cut

fruits

and

serve

in

glass

cups.

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