99. Cooling Lemonade

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (5)

a quart of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
two moist dried figs, each split in two ↝ Fig, dried [Dried fruits]
the peel of a lemon, taken off rather thickly ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
the half of the lemon cut in thin slices ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
a teaspoonful of honey ↝ Honey [Sweets]

Instructions (10)

Put a quart of water in a stewpan to boil.
Into the boiling water put two moist dried figs, each split in two.
Let it boil for a quarter of an hour.
Have ready the peel of a lemon, taken off rather thickly, and the half of the lemon cut in thin slices.
Throw the lemon peel and slices into the stewpan and boil for two minutes longer.
Pour the mixture into a jug.
Cover the jug closely with paper until cold.
Pass the mixture through a sieve.
Add a teaspoonful of honey.
It is ready for use.

Original Text

99. Cooling Lemonade.—Put a quart of water in a stewpan to boil, into which put two moist dried figs, each split in two; let it boil a quarter of an hour, then have ready the peel of a lemon, taken off rather thickly, and the half of the lemon cut in thin slices; throw them into the stewpan and boil two minutes longer; then pour it into a jug, which cover closely with paper until cold, then pass it through a sieve: add a teaspoonful of honey, and it is ready for use.

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