1876 The Bar-Tenders' Guide or How to Mix all kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks by Jerry Thomas

LEltONADE PO"\VDEES.

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228 Soda Nectar.

(Uso lai^o tumbler.)

J uice of1 lemon. f tumblerful of Avater. Powdered wbite sugar to taste. J small teaspoonful of carbonate ofsoda.

Strain the juice of the lemon, and add it to the water, with sufficient Avbito sugar to SAveeten the AA'Jiole nicely. Vriien Avell mixed, put in the soda, stir aa'cII, and drink while the mixture is in an effervescing state. 229. Drink for the Dog Days. A bottle of soda-water poured into a large goblet, m which a lemon ice has been placed, forms a dcliciously cool and refreshing drink; but should be taken Avitli some care, and positively avoided Avhilst you are very hot. ' Eight oimces ofcarbonate ofsoda,'Six ounces of tartario acid, two pounds of loaf-sugar (finely powdered), three drachms of essence of lemon. Let the powders be very dry. Mix tuem intimately, and keep them for use in a wide-mouthed bottle, closely corked. Put tAVO good-sized teaspoonfuls into a tumbler; pour in half a pint of cold Avater, stir briskly, and drink off. i One pound of finely-poAA^dered loaf-sugar, one ounce of tartario or citric acid, and twenty drops of essence of lemon. Mix,and keep A'cry dry. Two or three teaspoon fuls ofthis stirred briskly in a tumbler of water Avill make a A'ery pleasant glass of lemonade. If effervescent lemon- 230. Sherbet. i 231. Liemonade Powders