1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

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Lemon Sherbets.

— Carbonate of potash,

Draught.

Refrigerent

; syrup of orange-peel, 1 drachm ;

spirit of

1 scruple

1 2 drachms ;

drachm

distilled water,

nutmeg,

|

;

mix

drink while

tablespoonful of lemon-juice ;

;

effervescing.

— White sugar, 3lbs.

Lemon Sherbet, No. 1.

lemon,

of

carbonate of soda,

essence

lib.

;

drachms ; put 3 drachms in each blue paper ; make as many corresponding powders of ^ drachm of tartaric acid each. Lemon Sherbet, No. 2. — Kub the zest of a lemon with a lump of sugar ; the sugar must not exceed loz. (or one drop of essence of lemon on same) : pound it with 12 grains of citric acid ; mix with a glass of water. Lemon Sherbet, No. 3. — White sugar, powdered, olbs. ; citric acid, 2 oz. ; essence of lemon-grass, 1 drachm ; essence of neroli, 1 drachm ; essence of lemon, 3 drachms ; mix it into 2£ drachm papers, and preserve in a dark-coloured bottle, well corked, each powder sufficient for a glass of lemonade ; it can be aerated by the addition of some bicarbonate of soda. Lemon Sherbet, No. 4. — 10 oz. powdered tarta- ric acid, 4 lbs. 6 oz. powdered sugar, 1 drachm oil of lemon ; mix well together ; keep dry. ; mix

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