84. A New Drink

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Instructions (4)
  1. Put half a gallon of water upon the fire, and when boiling, have ready four pippin apples (quite ripe), cut each apple into eight slices, without peeling them, throw them into the water, which keep boiling until the apples are quite soft, pass the water through a sieve, pressing the apples gently against the side of the sieve, but not rubbing them through, add enough honey to make it a little sweetish, and drink lukewarm.
  2. Two apples thrown into the rice-water and boiled the same would be a great improvement.
  3. People in good health would much enjoy such drink, during the summer especially; as also would poor people in the country, where apples are plentiful.
  4. Any kind of apples would suit, and brown sugar instead of honey, or even no sugar at all.
Original Text
84. A New Drink.—Put half a gallon of water upon the fire, and when boiling, have ready four pippin apples (quite ripe), cut each apple into eight slices, without peeling them, throw them into the water, which keep boiling until the apples are quite soft, pass the water through a sieve, pressing the apples gently against the side of the sieve, but not rubbing them through, add enough honey to make it a little sweetish, and drink lukewarm. Two apples thrown into the rice-water and boiled the same would be a great improvement. People in good health would much enjoy such drink, during the summer especially; as also would poor people in the country, where apples are plentiful. Any kind of apples would suit, and brown sugar instead of honey, or even no sugar at all.
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