Lemonade

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (7)
for steeping parings
for juice
Instructions (7)
  1. Pare two Seville oranges and six lemons very thin.
  2. Steep the parings four hours in two quarts of water.
  3. Put the juice of six oranges and twelve lemons upon three quarters of a pound of fine sugar.
  4. When the sugar is melted, put the water to it in which the parings have been steeped.
  5. Add a little orange flower water, and more sugar if necessary.
  6. Press it through a bag till it is fine.
  7. Pour it into bottles for use.
Original Text
Lemonade. TAKE two Seville oranges and six lemons, pare them very thin, and steep the parings four hours in two quarts of water. Put the juice of six oranges and twelve lemons upon three quarters of a pound of fine sugar, and when the sugar is melted, put the water to it in which the parings have been steeped. Add a little orange flower water, and more sugar if necessary. Press it through a bag till it is fine, and then pour it into bottles for use.
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