The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-07
Some Cooling Drinks.
New York Tribune ]


Plenty of healthful cooling drinks con-
tribute greatly to the comfort of the
family during the hot summer weather,
and an all but endless variety of agree
able ones may be made with fresh fruits
as the foundation. Grape juice is among
those that are especially delightful and
nutritious, and if bought by the dozen
bottles and diluted with two parts of cold
water to one part of the juice is econom-
ical as well. Lemon Juice, canned while
the fruit is at its cheapest, is not only an
economy, but a convenience and has the
advantage of being always ready for en-
ergencies and ordinary use.
Raspberry vinegar is an old fashioned
concoction, the fame of which has in no
way diminished. To make it, genuine cider
vinegar is wanted. Mash two quarts of
raspberries to a pulp in a stone jar, and
add enough vinegar to cover them Let
them stand in the sun for an entire day,
and in a cool cellar all night. stirring
them occasionally. Drain off the liquor
and pour it over two additional quarts
of mashed berries, and repeat the process
of the day before Two days afterestrain
and to each quart of the juice add a pint
of water and a pound of sugar. Stand
over the fire and stir until the sugar is
dissolved. Bring slowly to a boil and skim
off the scum. Then strain, bottle while
hot, and seal Strawberry and blackberry
vinegars are made in the same way.
Mixed with cracked ice, Jamaica ginger
| beer is a pleasant drink on the warmest
days To a bottle of Jamaica ginger ex-
tract add six quarts of water, an ounce of
cream of tartar and two cupfuls of sugar
! Stir until the latter is dissolved. Crate the
/, peel of two lemons into it and heat it
blood warm. Put in a quarter of a yeast
cake dissolved in a little water. Stir up
thoroughly and bottle. The corks will need
to be wired down. The beer will be ready
for use in five or six days.
Currant water IS another refreshing
| beverage that is easily prepared. Simmer
pint of the fruit in quart of water to
which tablespoonful of powdered sugar
| has been added. Cool and strain and serve
with cracked ice, slice Of lemon and
| few of the fresh currants. This water 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 heaping
| tablespoonful of barley into an earthen
| bowl and cover with two or three quarts
of boiling water. When it is cold drain
and add lemon Juice and sugar to taste
Grated nutmeg is also used by some peo-
pie.
An old time recipe for a summer drink
that is supposed to resemble champagne
in flavor is made as follows: Slice large
lemon and bruise an ounce of ginger root
Pour 10 quarts of boiling water over them
and stand it away until cooled to a blood
heat. Add an ounce of tartaric acid and
half yeast cake and put it in the sun
for the day. At night put it into bottles
and fasten the corks down with wire 1t
will be ready for use in two or three days.
Ginger beer is another wholesome drink
that is easily prepared Remove the seeds
from six large, sound lemons and slice
them into a deep earthen bowl Add to
them three ounces of bruised ginger root.
six cupfuls of sugar and four gallons of
boiling water. When the latter is luke
warm put in quarter OF a yeast cake
dissolved IN a little water. Cover the bowl
with a thin cloth and let it stand "A hours.
At the end of that time strain 1t and pour
into bottles. Cork securely and stand
away in a cool place.
sort OF tea homemade is liked by many
people for an everyday beverage. Make
some weak lemonade and weak tea; COM
bine them and sweeten to taste. This can
be made and kept on the ice for several
days by making a strong infusion of tea
and strong lemonade, straining, mixing
them and diluting to taste as they are
used. Others use a combination Of vichy
and Russian tea.
Iced coffee, too, Is a delight. This is bet
ter if the cream and sugar are put in
while 1t is hot and after cooling it is then
placed on ice.