The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-06
Cold Cups
For Comfort

N0 '1@S9AS coo4 uI4Hh dl european (
garden party is fruit bischoff; wealthy
Americans prefer frothed and frozen |
champagne. But the fruit cup made OF
oranges, sugar, soda water, or some
times sherry or grapes frozen in the
:araffe is preferred by those who think
wine mistake on a summer dav.
AS i have written, Hanover gpee.a al !
its give lemons largely. I have
known the Hanover fruitarians TO pre-
scribe as many as six lemons a dav.
Mllder fruit disciples are so arbitrary
as to declare no man can keep health
on less than half lemon a day. An
editor in Springfield, Illinois, told me
that he had kept health for twenty
years by the use Of one lemon day
Chicago chemist says that he-the
Springfield editor--will go. TO pieces
soon. (Last year ne had the complex
ion of baby-the Springfield man, /
mean. Here in this country the doc
tors seem 10 think the lemons good or
not dangerous in hot weather. but re
gard them as mischievous as the foreign
fruitarians do stone fruit-good Ter
some, bad for others, and not a ami
versal cure-al. One hears so much
about French consumption Of coffee. We
they drink less there than in Germany,
and the French government schools
teach that coffee must be used as tenn
perately as wine.
In spite of transient phase and pass
ing opinion. one cold cup viii hold
its own in Europe-iced currant Jelly
There are some methods which may be
termed classic or standard because Civ
en- generally now for centuries as well
in home nursing and hospital practise.
Melted currant jelly, chilled, viii al
ways hold its own; or it is broken UP
with a whisk. Russian fashion. when
chilled and blended with ice. In fact,
melted eurrant jelly and water is as
staple thing in France in the hospital
and home as ale for anything in Eng
land
I think that we shall first record the
revival Of perry here. The growing in
terest in the value of pears in many
sparkling water will result in special
manufacture fer those who agree with
the Hanover theorists that soft pears
in any form are an important variety
of the higher food for any one with
mental strain Soft Duchesse bart
lett pears are food and medicine
When at their best, pounded with lee,
they make a delightful cold cup, and,
hsa Ia hau u1 raG kF1pr
ry, they do not need sugar if made
into cup TO be taken at once.
Ripe grapes, also, freed from stems
and eobweb. crushed with the hands
and added to pounded ice, make a cool
cup for such as prefer the summer cold
cup ''See.
Violet syrup with ice for refresh
ment is supposed to be curative, and
whether or no is taken for headache
and weak lungs Besides these.
changes are rung on syrups Of young
nuts and cherry water. novau of peach
leaves and peach meat and sugar. Cas-
sis (of black eurrant leaves). orange
flowers water, milk of oranges, aroma
tie waters of cherry, pear, mint, juni-
per, rose petals and black currant
leaves.
Orange milk is, in the French hos
pital, sterilized milk having a teaspoon
full of pure orange flower water TO one
tumbler of milk Milk of oranges for
the general use of the healthy is a vari-
alton of orgeat, and is made of al
monds and oranges after many recipes.
1t was known as an old-fashioned bev-
erage for summer in the houses OF
Americans of social Importance 100
l. al lod 20
drink Two quarts of milk were
brought to a boiling point with a stick
Of cinnamon and ounces of sweet al
monds and l ounce of bitter almonds
blanched and pounded with rose water.
1t is sweetened lightly, strained, flavor
ed with orangef flower essence, chilled
and served in cups.
The Oriental and European faith in
ounces is a book of aneedote and data.
won t begin, for l can I finish The
Supreme Of ounce used in iced wa
ter for summer drinks Is made thus:
Put ) pounds of loaf sugar in / quart
of water Let it boil, then skim thor
oughly Crate in six large perfect
ounces. Cook 20 minutes. strain, re-
heat, pour hot into bottles, cover well,
then cool. and when cold, cork and seal.
fresh mint as the hand can grasp and
infuse il in a quart Of good brandy.
Put it IN the sun for days. Make
{eook) a thick syrup of half a pound
of sugar. Then strain the mint liquor
into this. Mix well and filter. Bottle
for use. 1t is employed as an elixir and
used with sparkling water as a drink.
But no elixir Is of any value if rs q
often. No one who is used 10 iqueurs
and understands their combination par
takes Of them except rarely, and then
in small quantity. Occasionally they
are good. Taken often they derange
and quickly clog At the right time
Hqueur Of menthe and brandy Of
cherries has been known TO save life
Nobody but a fool VIII deny their use
in an emergency 1t Is another kind
OF fool who VIII use ardent spirit as
beverage. The excellence also OF Ami
settle is too Wei known TO need defense
The best professional anisette Is made
bv woman manufacturer. The home
made is in this wise: With only SUI
fcient water for thick syrup, melt
and cook to the liquefed degree enc
pound of loaf sugar and pour on II one
,r,-4 - r,co1 byap5x- and raix them