1891 Drinks à La Mode by Mrs de Salis

DRINKS A LA MODE

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SYRUPS.

Ambrosia. Equal parts of vanilla and strawberry syrup.

Apple Syrup. Cut up two dozen apples into quarters, pound them in a mortar, and add enough water to make three quarts of juice ; strain and add one gallon of simple syrup, bring to the boil, then take it quickly, leave it to get cold, and then bottle. Blackberry Syrup. To two quarts of blackberry juice add one quart of water and one gallon of simple syrup ; bring to the boil, and when cold bottle.

Elderberry Syrup.

Pick and bruise two quarts of elderberries ; strain, and to every pint of juice add a pint of water, and to every pint of this add one pound of sugar dissolved by heat ; then add a quarter of an ounce of whole allspice to every pint ; let it just