Lemon Squash

The "Queen" cookery books. No.2. ICES · Beaty-Pownall, S · 1902
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The "Queen" cookery books. No.2. ICES
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Instructions (10)
  1. Halve eight good lemons, or ten nice fresh limes, and strain off their juice.
  2. Sweeten this with a tablespoonful of caster sugar to each lemon or lime (a little of this sugar may be used as loaf sugar, on which the yellow part of the rind of two or three of the lemons should be rubbed off).
  3. Put this into a delicately clean pan, let it all simmer gently in a pint of water till the sugar is perfectly dissolved.
  4. Let it cool a little.
  5. Beat up the white and shell of an egg, stir it into the mixture, and continue stirring till it boils up.
  6. Allow it to boil for a minute or two, then strain it very gently through a jelly bag.
  7. When cold add 1/2oz. of citric acid, bottle, and cork down closely.
  8. When required for use, put a wine-glassful of this mixture into a soda water tumbler, and pour on to it a bottle of well-iced soda water, and serve with a thin slice of lemon in the glass.
  9. For men, a few drops of Angostura bitters may be put into the glass first, and well shaken round the glass, the lemon syrup being then added, and lastly the iced soda water.
  10. Serve with a straw.
Original Text · last edited 4 days ago
Lemon Squash.—Halve eight good lemons, or ten nice fresh limes, and strain off their juice, sweetening this with a tablespoonful of caster sugar to each lemon or lime (a little of this sugar may be used as loaf sugar, on which the yellow part of the rind of two or three of the lemons should be rubbed off); put this into a delicately clean pan, let it all simmer gently in a pint of water till the sugar is perfectly dissolved, then let it cool a little; now beat up the white and shell of an egg, stir it into the mixture, and continue stirring till it boils up; allow it to boil for a minute or two, then strain it very gently through a jelly bag. When cold add ½oz. of citric acid, bottle, and cork down closely. When required for use, put a wine- glassful of this mixture into a soda water tumbler, and pour on to it a bottle of well-iced soda water, and serve with a thin slice of lemon in the glass. This is particularly good if the tumbler has been stood in ice before using, till quite frozen. For men, a few drops of Angostura bitters may be put into the glass first, and well shaken round the glass, the lemon syrup being then added, and lastly the iced soda water. Serve with a straw.
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