Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-12

10 those VINO want TO get the 0eSt OF
the summer weather, there are delicious
and invigorating drinks, some of which
are given below:
PINEAPPLE LEMONADE.
Pare, eye and CRATE a large ripe pine
apple; add the strained juice of four
lemons, and syrup made by boiling
together for five minutes four cupfuls
of sugar and two cupfuls of water.
When cold, add one quart of water;
strain and ice.
PINEAPPLE NECTAR.
Pare and eye a fine ripe pineapple,
and CRATE on a coarse crater. Add to
each pint of pulp half a pint of water.
Press through sieve, and add to every
quart pound of sugar boiled to a
syrup with one cupful of water. Cool,
add the whipped white of an egg, beat
thoroughly for a few minutes, and place
on ice until time to serve.
JAMAICA GINGER BEER.
To bottle of Jamaica ginger extract
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
beat it blood warm. Put in quarter OF
yeast cake dissolved in little water.
Stir up thoroughly and bottle. Wire the
cOrks down. The best beer will be ready
for use in about a week.
BLACK CURRANT CUP.
To one quart of weak green tea add
one cupful of black currant juice; sweet
en- to taste, and chill thoroughly before
serving.
CURRANT WATER.
Simmer pint of currants in a quart
of water, to which tablespoonful OF
powdered sugar has been added. Cool
and strain, and serve with cracked ice,
a slice of lemon, and a few of the fresh
carrants. This water is beneficial to
persons having liver troubles.
BARLEY WATER.
Barley water very thin, we'll iced and
favored with lemon, is frequently served
at luncheon. To prepare it, put heap
ing tablespoonful 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
people.
RASPBERRY CUP.
Mash quart each of raspberries and
currants with wooden spoon. Add
one pound of sugar and quart of water
Bring slowly to the boiling point, and
allow to boil for ten minutes. Strain
through jelly bag, allow to cool, chill
on ice, and serve. Add more sugar il
not sweet enough.
FRUIT CUP.
Mix together the juice of half lemon
one tablespoonful each of lime and pine
apple juice, four ounces of sugar, and
two ounces of shaved ice. Fill up the
glass with rich milk, shake until foamy
and drink at once.
FRUIT BEVERAGE.
Peel the rind of dozen lemons very
thin, squeeze the juice over the peel, and
allow to stand for twelve hours. Mash
one quart of ripe raspberries with half 8
pound of sugar; pare ripe pineapple
slice, and chop very fine, and mix with
another pound of sugar. Allow tc
stand several hours. Then strain the
lemon juice, and mash the raspberries
through coarse sieve, then the pineap
pie, and mix all together, adding three
quarts of cold water. Stir until sugar is
we'll dissolved, then strain, chill, and
serve in glasses, with slice of pineap
pie, one of lemon, and few fine raSp
berries in each.
GRAPE SHRUB.
Crush the grapes, put them in stone
jar, and cover with good cider vinegar
then cover the jar tightly. Press and
stir the grapes frequently, allowing them