1906 Modern American Drinks by George J Kappeler

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MODERN AMERICAN DRINKS.

the sugar and water together twenty-five minutes, then add the lemon-juice; · mix, strain, and freeze.

Orange Ice. Three pints of water, one pound of sugar, five or six sweet oranges, according to size, the juice of one lemon. Make a hot, thick syrup of sugar and very little water. Peel half the oranges, divide them each in twelve or more parts by natu– ral divisions, and drop the pieces of oranges in the boiling syrup. Grate the yellow part of the skin of the other three oranges in a bowl. Squeeze in the juice of the other oranges, add the syrup from the scalded orange slices, add water and lemon– juice to this syrup; mix, strain, and freeze; when half-finished stir in the sugared fruit. Pineapple Water Ice. Cut a ripe medium-sized pineapple in pieces, put in a jar or small tub and crush well; then put through a strainer; add to the juice obtained three quarts water and three pounds of fine sugar; mix . and freeze. Strawberry Water Ice. Place the berries in a kettle over the fire; to each quart of berries add a full quart of water, and boil; then strain through fine sieve or cheesecloth.

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