Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-10-01

In the old times the thirsty soul-or
body-solaced itself with plain water
or with lemonade. The chief variation
upon this was iced tea and once in Il
while iced coffee. These were the only
beverages open to the drinker Of tenn
perance habits. We have improved
upon that sort of thing and have in
PRODUCED soft punches, in which ou1
old friend, lemonade, while still serv-
Ing as a foundation. would not recog-
niZe itself. Tea. too, is metamOrphOs-
ed, although hardly improved, and
otner mixtures of which we did not
dream in earlier days are taken as a
matter of course. The house where the
pleasa ntest welcome and the best and
most refreshing thirst-quenchings are
offered is likely to be the one to which
the young people will flock, and we
need not fear that our boys and girls
will wander off to undesirable associa-
tions while they know that good things,
both spiritual and physical, await them
at home. None of the drinks given be-
low contains liquor Of any sort.
Iced Tea Punch.
Make iced tea and turn it into a
punch bowl, on a big lump of ice. Add
to a quart of the strong tea a table
spoonful of lemon juice, a bottle of
apollinaris water and sugar to taste
Cut thin slices of lemon and let them
float on the surface of the punch
When they are in season a few straw.
berries or cherries or a bit of pine
apple may be added. Ladle out and
drink in tumblers.
Orange Sherbet.
Peel and squeeze eight large oranges
and two lemons Put the juice of the
oranges into a bowl with a small cur
of graduated sugar. After it has stood
10 minutes, and the sugar is well melt
ed. add tablespoonful of minced pine
apple, and after standing a few min.
utes longer pour upon a block of ice in
a punch bowl. Just before serving
turn in a quart of apollinaris.
Iced Coffee.
Make your coffee clear and strong
and add to it plenty of cream and nc
milk. The best plan is to have the
clear coffee in pitcher and add cream
and sugar as it is needed. To those
who have never tried it let me say that
there are many worse drinks on a hot
day than good, clear coffee, served with
plenty of ice and without cream OF
sugar. But the coffee must be of the
best and freshly made-not the left
overs of the breakfast beverage.
Pineapple Lemonade.
Boil two cups of sugar and a pint OF
water 10 minutes and then set it aside
to cool. When It. is cold add to it the
juice of three gcod-sized lemons and q
grated pineapple. Let this stand or
the ice for two hours When ready 70
serve add quart of water, either
plain or charged and pour on a piece
of ice in a punch bowl or in a large
pitcher.
Fruit Punch.
Make q foundation of a good lemon.
ade, allowing five lemons to quart OF
water and sweetening to taste. TC
each quart of the lemonade allow halt
an orange, sliced, a tablespoonful OF
pineapple, cut into dice; small
banana, sliced, and handful of cher
ries or strawberries or raspberries
Let all stand half an hour before sery
ing, and turn into a punch bowl OF
large pitcher with plenty of ice Stil
up well from the bottom before pouring
out
Raspberry Shrub.
For a foundation for this beverage
one must have the old preparation o.
raspberry vinegar or raspberry royal
TO i've teaspoonfuls Of this quart o.