1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

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THE FLOWING BOWL

strawberries, and one pint of white currants, all free from stalks j mash them well together, and then add two quarts of boiling water, and three quarters of a pound of sifted sugar. Let the mixture remain in a bowl all night—unless you make it early in the morning, when all day will do as well—then strain, and give it the dear children before their dinner. Raspberry Squash. Put into a large soda-water tumbler one table- spoonful of raspberry syrup, one tablespoonful of lemon squash {vide above) and a lump of ice ; nearly fill the glass with soda-water, and ornament with a thin slice of lemon, and a few red and white rasp berries. Drink through straws. Raspberry Vinegar. Take ripe, dry raspberries, and pour over them sufficient good malt vinegar to cover them ; let them stand three or four days, stirring occasionally with a silver spoon. On the fourth day, strain through a sieve, and let them drain for some hours; measure the juice, and add an equal quantity of sifted sugar ; put into a lined preserving pan, and let the mixture looil gently for five or six minutes. Carefully remove the scum as it rises. When cold, bottle, and cork well. A wine-glassful with a bottle of soda-water is a refreshing "cooler" in illness. Elderberry Punch. Put two bottles of elderberry wine, hallo ! what's this ? I turn to the recipe for Elder Wine, and read : "A quart of brandy thrown into the cask