The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-05
French Fruit Cup

BY Jeanne Ro,,la


fatal bottle by directing the taste to
other beverages. France, a wine conn
try. is conspicuously a temperate coun-
try All the SANDER and mlsunder-
standing in the world can not alter the
fact of her being the nation par ex-
cellence of skilled laborers. Now skill
1t not obtained by habits of intemner-
ance. Q. E. D.
1t is never necessary in France To
seal compacts of friendship or cele-
brate the social aggregate with aIeo-
hol. Raspberry strip will do beauti-
fully, and from duke to chlffonier is
the polite thing. No house is so hum
BILE that it can not offer to a guest a
glass of sirup-this, with a caraffe of
water, makes a delightful and refresh
ing drink. Indeed separate depart
ment of the French cuisine is the con-
fecting of what is known as
BOISSOUS EAFRAICHISSANT
The range going over various sirups
la franchises (raspberries), d'oranges
citron Qemon) ,cerises Cherries, fraises
(strawberries), anauas (pineapples),
pruneaux (prunes), quere de pomme,
grenadine Ga eonfection). Then follows
those Enthusiastically digested by alco-
hol OF 95 per cent: curacao, kirsch,
and anisette. With coffee, men take
these after dinner (you may always
doubt a European as being thorough
bred who drinks spirit before or away
from dinner, unless he is an invalid),
while no lady who wishes to keep her
reputation for good taste takes undi-
luted liquors at all. Fairly worthy
women take three and four glasses of
wine at dinner. The lady that has
cachet that one may envy and not
deny never exceeds one glass of wine
at dinner in the society of France.
TN fat est un fait,'' as Camille
Flammarion says. total abstinence
society may dislike to be told that the
French are the temperate people of
the world in eating and drinking, but
1t is the truth.
Now much of this unacknowledged
missionary work is done by the house
wife, who prepares the refreshing
drinks for the family or guests. If
YOU stop at a French country house
there will always be by your bedside
a pretty stand with dainty caraffe of
SO that you may prepare eau sucre for
yourself should you wake thirsty.
But at afternoon reflections. which
is called "gouter," as in English tea"
a sirup to flavor the glass of water is
served. with little biscuits or gatcan
de riz. The proletariat, who are SEN
sible and not drunken, are very fond
of
SIR0P DE GROSEILLE.
(Currant Sirup)
1T is made of L quart OF strained
currant Juice. IL lbs. of sugar, poll
ed ten minu.es; it should be SKINNED
well. Remove from the fire, and when
stiu slightly waYm, add IL gill of
brandy to every pint of the hquid.
Bottle tightly. If in the season the
Juice sweetened alone makes the most
fragrant drink But to conserve 1T the
brandy is necessary.
BRETON LEMONADE.
According to the quantity needed
alter the following formula; / table
spoon of powdered sugar, IL juice OF
lemon; half fill each glass with crack
ed ice and a tablespoon of orange
mice. Color pinkish (opalescenD WITH
drops of strawberry strip and garnlsn
with lemon yerbena leaves or scented
geraniun1.
SIR ROGER DE COVERLY.
Sir Roger de Coverly is beverage
known in France long before the
ancient Briton had only blue paint Tor
his surtout. This is the formula for
each portion: One tablespoon Oh pow
aarad sugar. one-half juice of lemon,
one slice of orange, one slice OF peach
or apricot. Place in alternate layers
with ice or snow to two-thirds 1ulL
E,iu each with soda or any sparkling
water Add a teaspoon OF RASPBERRY
Juice and a spear of fresh hliii''
ALSACE LORRAINE. /
To each goblet allow one tablespoon
pf sugar. one and one-halt glasses OF
wafer and mix these intimately. tut
IN one and one-half glasses of white
xv,re fiji with snow or shaved ice, or
,,ament with a slice of orange, straw
berries in season;~if not let the strip
.,iclxle through the snow and three TO
s.,a white and pinkish grapes StraWs
:, class tubes are served with this.
BIsCHoFF.
oath Century,
c4,cl, an orange we'll with cloves ana
,oast it a light brown before the hre,
4aat. one quart of port wine and pour
: over the orange cut in light pieces
Add SUGAR to taste and quart OF hot
rater simmer for an hour and serve
n cups.
BTSCHOFF.
10Th century. British Embassy Paris2 i
prepare in a bowl powdered sugar ~
veil sweeten dozen lemons. peer ana
,,,ln rejecting the seeds. add four or
ngas then three bottles of grapes or
,anferne. and the same quantity OF
noIItnaris. Strain into table earanes. {
s,,+ them on ice to chill, and TO each
.ol,,at add a slice of lemon. very tn'n' ,
"a Two or three fresh Strawberries. /
IA RENE BLANCHE {
Crate ouinces 10 make two quarts OF {
,,ica and strain. Boil with pound
: sugar half an hour, strain ana Z
rb;le warm. add ten cloves, two ounces
: eoriander seeds and one-half ounce
: bi+tar almonds Put in a demlJohn {
-,t1, one-half pound of sugar ana a