1896 Fancy Drinks and Poplular Beverages by the only William (paper cover)

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462. ®rgcat. This is a cooling beverage, especially adapted for sick per– sons who are forbidden to drink lemonades; but in many cases, as by dancing parties, musical entertainments, etc., also for the healthy, very refreshing and pleasing. Pour boiling water over one-fourth pound of sweet and eight - to ten bitter almonds; place in a sieve; skin them; mash with one-fourth of a pound of sugar, and add, while mashing, a few drops of cold water. Put it in a china pot; add, gradually, one pint of cold water, stir well, and let the mixture stand in a cool place two hours; strain through a cloth; place it on ice; add another quart of cold water and one- pony of orange-flower wa– ter, and serve. 463. 1!Jcac1J Jllowl. Peel ten to twelve peaches; cut them in quarters; remove the seeds; put that in a bowl; ,strew thickly with powdered sugar, cover the bowl well, and let it stand from eight to ten hours; add two bottles of Rhine or Moselle wine; place the bowl on ice, and add, finally, a bottle of Seltzer or of cham- pagne. 464.

465.

Cut three lemons into thin slices; remove the seeds; put the slices in a bowl; pour over it half a pint of sherry and one quart of porter: grate a little nutmeg; place on ice and serve,