1878 American and other drinks

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AMERICAN AND OTHER DRINKS.

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LEMON "WHEY.

One pint of boiling milk ; half a pint of lemon juice ; sugar to taste. Mix well together and strain through a sieve.

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LEMOH SYLLABUBS.

One pint of cream; one pint of water ; one pound of powdered sugar; the thin peel of three lemons and the juice of one. "Whip up well with the white of one egg,and collect the froth off on a sieve. When served,put the liquor in glasses and the froth on top.

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IMPERIAL.

Half ounce of lemon peel;, half ounce cream of tartar; four ounces ofloaf sugar. Bruise the lemon peel with the sugar, mix with the cream of tartar, then bottle. "When required for use,add one pint of boiling water.

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KING'S CUP.

I'eel ofone lemon ; one and a half ounce lump sugar; one pint of cold water ; a tea-spoonful of orange-flower water. After ten hours infusion strain.

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GINGER WINE.

Put twelve pounds of loaf sugar and six ounces of powdered ginger into six gallons of water,let it boil for an hour; then beat up the whites of half a dozen eggs with a whisk,and mix them well with the liquor. When quite cold, put it into a ban-el, with six lemons cut into slices and a cupful of yeast. Let it work for three days,then put in the bung. In a week's time you may bottle it, and it will be ready for immediate use.