New-York tribune., 1901-07-03
TO MAKE COOL DRINKS.
SOME HEALTHFUL BEVERAGES AND THE
RECIPES FOR MAKING THEM.

RECIPES FOR MAKING THEM.
Plenty of healthful. cooling drinks contribute
greatly to the comfort of the family during the
hot summer weather, and all but endless variety
OF agreeable ones may be made with fresh fruits
as the foundation Grape juice is among those
that especially delightful and nutritious, and
II bought by the dozen bottles and diluted with two
parts of cold water part of the juice IS
economical well. Lemon juice. canned while the
fruit is cheapest, is only economy, but
a convenience, and has the advantage OF being
always ready for emergencies and ordinary use.
Raspberry vinegar is old-fashioned concoction
the fame of which has in way diminished To
make it genuine cider vinegar is wanted. Mash
two quarts of raspberries 10 pulp in stone
jar, and add enough vinegar TO cover them Let
cool cellar all night, stirring them occasionally
tionai quarts of mashed berries and repeat the
and a pound of sugar. Stand the fire. and stir
boil; and skim. off the scum, Then strain. bottle
while hot, and seal Strawberry and blackberry
vinegars made in the same way.
Mixed with cracked ice, Jamaica ginger beer is
a pleasant drink the warmest days. To a bottle
of Jamaica ginger extract add six quarts OF water.
an ounce of of tartar and two cupfuls Of
sugar Stir until latter dissolved. Crate the
peel of two lemons into IT and heat it blood warm
Put in a quarter OF yeast cake dissolved in
little water. Stir up thoroughly and bottle, The
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ready for In five six days.
Currant is another refreshing beverage
that is easily prepared Simmer pint of the fruit
a quart Of which a tablespoonful of
powdered sugar has been added. Cool and strain
and with acked ice, slice of lemon and
few OF the fresh This is said to be
beneficial TO persons suffering with liver trouble.
Barley water, very thin. we'll iced and favored
with lemon is frequently served at luncheons. To
prepare it, put a heaping tablespoonful Of barley
into an earthen bowl and with three
quarts of boiling When it is cold, drain
and add lemon juice and sugar taste. Grated
nutmeg is also used by some people.
An old time recipe for summer drink that is
supposed to resemble champagne in flavor Is made
as follows: Slice a large lemon and bruse an
of ginger root. Pour ten quarts OF boiling
water them and stand it away until cooled
half yeast cake and put it in the for day.
At night put It into bottles and fasten the corks
down with wire. 1t Will be ready for use in two
three days.
easily prepared Remove the seeds from six large,
sound lemons and slice them into a deep earthen
root FIX cupfuis OF sugar and four gallons of boil
ing water. When the latter is lukewarm put in a
quarter of yeast cake dissolved in a little water
cover the bowl with a thin cloth and let II stand
twenty-four hours. At the end of that time strain
IL and fill it into bottles. Cork securely stand
away in cool place.
A sort OF lemonade is liked by many people for
an everyday beverage. Make weak lemonade
and weak tea; combine them and sweeten taste.
days by making strong infusion of tea and a
strong lemonade. straining. mixing them and dut-
blnation Of vichy and Russian tea
Iced coffee too. is delight. This is better 81 the
c cream f and sugar are put in while it is hot and
after cooling II is then placed the ice