The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-20
REFRESHING SUMMER DRINKS.

Ginger water, winch IS SIMPLY water
sweetened with molasses, with two table
spoonfuls of cider vinegar added to each
cup of molasses, and the whole spiced
with ginger, Is very palatable drink,
and one which may be safely used by
farm laborers unless INDUCED in too freely
when overheated.
Cocoa tea is healthful and inexpensive.
It is made from the shells or nibs, which
cost three cents per pound. Wet two
ounces with q little cold water, and pour
over them a quart of boiling water; cook
one and 4 half hours; strain and add a
quart of milk heated to boiling. 1t should
be slightly sweetened.
Buttermilk-Farmers families seldom
appreciate what delicious and healthful
drink they have in homemade butter
milk. 1t was the fashionable drink in
New York last summer, and brokers,
bankers and merchants INDUCED in it at
three cents a glass, from street stands or
wagons. Ice Is not an essential where
beverage can be stood to cool in porous
earthen Jar in cold cellar or milk-rOOm,
such as belongs to every farmhouse.
OF the most healthful hot-weather drinks.
It is simply oatmeal stirred into cold wa
ter, and allowed to settle before drink
inc. This is sold in New York at penny
a glass, giving the vender about ninety
nine per cent. of profit It makes a
pleasanter drink if very thin Cruel Is
made, using one tablespoonful of oatmeal
to a quart of water. Boil for an hour,
strain, and let it get very cold. Still an
other improvement is to add the juice of
one lemon, and two tablespoonful of su-
gar to each quart.
Ginger Beer-A ginger beer costing
about fifteen cents gallon is a good
standby. There are many different re-
cipes for this, but the following is one
of the simplest: Pour four quarts Of
boiling water over three-fourths of a
pound of white sugar; add the minced
yellow peel of one lennon, and an ounce
of ground ginger. Let this stand COW
cred until Iul1ewarm, then add the juice
of a lemon and gill of good yeast. Mix
thoroughly, cover and stand in a warm
place over night. Next day strain, bot
tie and cork, tying down the corks Sc
curely. Lay the bottles on their sides in
c cool place.
Raspberry vinegar is a luxury that may
be INDUCED in by families living in the
country who have an abundance of fruit.
Put four quarts of berries in a stone jar,
with one quart of the best cider vinegar,
and mash to a paste with a wooden pestle.
Set in the sun for twelve hours, and then
place all night in a cool place. Strain off
the juice the next day and pour 1t over
four quarts of fresh berries. The second
day strain, and to each quart of the juice
allow one pint of water and five pounds
of graduated sugar. Heat over a slow
fire until the sugar is dissolved. Bring
to boil slowly, kimming eff the scum
AS soon as it reaches the boiling point,
strain and bottle while warm, sealing the
corks with wax. This syrup, or cordial,
although too expensive for ordinary use,
is a delightful drink for summer evening.
gatherings. Put two tablespoonfuls in a
glass of ice water, and embellish with any
fruit in season.
Lemonade is economical if the oppor-
tunity of making lemon syrup is seized
when lemons are cheap. Crate the thin
yellow rind of twelve large lemons over
six pounds of granulated sugar. Add
two quarts of water and stir over the fire
until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a
boil and boil until it thickens, slimming
as fast as the sl1um rises Add the juice
of the twelve lemons and simmer fifteen
minutes longer. Bottle and cork tightly
and keep in a cool place Two table
spoonfuls of this syrup will make deli
cious glass of lemonade. We must agree
with tipplers that the lemonade of church
fairs is usually not mice drink" But
if you will rub the rind of a lemon with
a lump of cut sugar, extract the juice of
half lemon with a squeezer that will
keep out the pulp and seeds, fill up the
glass with cold water, add a strawberry,
two or three lucious blackberries or a
stem of currants, and will further furnish
it with two straws, you viii have a drink
pleasing to both eye and palate Lemon
AIDE made as above, substituting tea, weak
or strong, according to taste, for water,
is both stimulating and refreshing
Ameriean Ag7iculturist.