1922 Home-Made Beverages and American Drinks by M E Steedman

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Home-made Beverages.

Greengage Vinegar, See recipe for Apricot Vinegar. Greengage Water. See recipe for Cherry Water. Greengage Whisky. See recipe for Cherry Whishy. Greengage Wine. See recipe for Peach Wine.

Gruel. Mix an ounce of fine oatmeal smoothly with a little cold water, then add a pint of boiling water or milk, return to the pan and stir until it boils. Simmer gently for 20 minutes, then serve with sugar and cream or milk. Hautboy Liqueur. (■ Slice 4 lb. of Hautboy strawberries, and put them into a jar with two vanilla beans, one and a half lb. of crushed sugar candy, the thinly pared rind of a lemon and two quarts of pure white spirit. Suspend a fresh magnolia flower in the jar from the cork, taking care that it does not touch the contents, and leave it for four days, then take it out, cork the jar again quickly, infuse for a month longer, then filter and bottle. Honey Noycau. Blanch and pound 4 02. bitter almonds and 2 02. sweet almonds, and put them into a jar with 2 lb. of cane loaf sugar, 2 quarts of good unsweetened gin, the thinly pared rind and strained juice of three lemons, and a pint of cold milk previously boiled with 2 oz. of fine honey. Cover the jar, and infuse for ten days, shaking it daily, then strain through filtering paper till clear, and store in airtight bottles. Hop Beer. Boil 10 02. of hops and 8 gallons of water together for three-quarters of an hour, add 5 pounds of brown cane sugar, and when dissolved strain into a tub. When lukewarm add half a pint of yeast and leave for 48 hours to ferment, then skim, and draw off the liquid into bottles. Cork securely and leave for a few days before drinking.