Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30
REFRESHING SUMMER DRINKS.


Ginger water, which is simply water
;weeiened with n.olasscs, with two table
Spoonfus ci cider vinegar added to each
cup OF moiasSes. and the whole spiccd
with ginger, is IL very pa!ai;,b!c drink,
and one which may be safely uscd by
farm lab0rcrs unless induced in too freely
when oycrhcatcd.
Cocoon lea i; beautiful and inexpensive.
Il is made from the shells or ni,s which
cost three cents per pound Wet two
ounces with little cold water, and pou
over them - quart of boiin@ water; cook
one and . half hours; Strain and add
quar-, oi milk heated 10 boiling. Ii should
be slightly swcc;cned.
Buttc.milk Farmers families seldom
appreciate what delicious and hcalthfu
drink they have in homemade butter.
milk. 1t was the fashionable drink in
New York last summer, and brokers,
bankers and merchants iG,lr!gcd in it nj
three cents Il gi:.SS, from street stands Oh
wagons. Ice is not an essential where d
beverage can be stood 10 cool in y porous
earthcn jar in u cold cellar or mlk-room.
such us belongs 10 every farm house
Oatmeal water is the cheapest and one
OF the most hcalthful hot weather drinks.
II Is simply oatineal stirred into cold WA
ter and allowed to settle before drink.
ing. This is sold in New York ut Il penny
glass, giving the vcnder about ninety
nine per cent. OF profit. Ii makes
plcasantcr drink if y very thin Cruel is
made, using one tablespoonful Of oatmeal
10 quart OF water. Boil for an hour
strain, and lei ii get very cold Still an.
other improvement is to add the juice OF
one lemon, and two tnh!cspoonfuls of SUI
gar TO each quart.
Ginger Bcer-A ginger beer costing
about fifteen cents gallon is Il 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
pound of white suga:'; add the minced
yellow peel OF one lennon, and an ounce
OF ground ginger Let this stand COW
cred until mhrwarm, then add the iuco
OF lemon and q gill Of good yeast. Mix
thoroughly, cover and stand in Il warm
place over night. Next day strain, bot
tie and cork, tying down the corks Sc
curely. Lay the bottles on their sides in
II cool place.
Raspberry vinegar is luxury that may
be INDUCED in by families living in the
country who have an abundance Of fruit
Put four quarts of berries in Il stone jar,
with orc quart of the best cider vinegar,
and mash to Il paste with a wooden pcstle.
Set in the sun for twelve hours, and then
place all night i'll cool place. Strain of
the juice the next day and pour 1t over
'our quarts of fresh berries. The second
lay strain, and to each quart of the juice
tllow one pint Of water and five pounds
VI granulated sugar. Heat over slow
ire until the sugar is dissolved. Bring
o n boil slowly, Swimming off the scum.
rs soon as it reaches the boiling point,
train and bottle while warm, sealing the
'orks with wax. This syrup, or cordial,
'ithough too expensive for ordinary use,
s IL delightful drink for summer evening
gatherings. Put two tablcspoonfuls in II
| glass of ice water, and embcllish with any
| riit in season.
Lemonade is economical if tic oppor,
unity OF making lemon syrup is seized
when lemons are cheap. Crate the thin
elbow Tind of twelve large lemons over
TX pounds OF granulated sugar. Add
wo quarts of water and stir over the fire
until the sugar is dissolved Bring to a
BOIL and boil until it thckcns, Swimming
Is last as the skum rises. Add the juice
If the twelve lemons and simmer fifteen
minutes longer Bottle and cork tightly
md keep i'll cool place. Two table
poonfuls of this syrup will make deli
:iOns glass of lemonade. We must agree
With tipplers that the lemonade of church
airs is usually not "nicc drink" But
+ you will rub the rind OF Il lemon with
lump of cut sugar, extract tho Juice of
aalf lemon with squcezcr that will
Keep out the pulp and seeds, fill up the
glass with cold water, add a strawberry,
.wo or three lucious blaokbcrrics or a
stem of currants, and will further furnish
1t with two straws, you will have drink
pleasing to both eye and palate. Lemon
ade made as above, substituting tea, weak
or strong, according to taste, for water,
is both stimulating and rcfrcshing.-
american Agyicuiturist.
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