Lemon Whey

Boil as much milk as you require; squeeze a lemon, add as much of the juice to the milk as will make it quite clear. Mix with hot water and sweeten to taste.

Lemon Powder

Half an ounce of tartaric acid; three ounces of loaf sugar; essence of lemon, half a drachm.

Powder both the sugar and the tartaric acid; mix them, and pour the lemon essence on them, two or three drops at a time. When it is mixed, dry the powder by keeping it a little while in the air, and then them a pint of boiling water; cover it and let it stand till cold; sweeten to taste.

Soyer's Lemonade

Three lemons; half a pound of sugar; one gallon of water.

Cut the lemons in very thin slices; take out the pips; put them in a bowl; add the sugar; bruise well together; add a gallon of water; stir well. It is then ready to use.

Half the quantities will suffice in some instances.

Citric Acid Lemonade

One ounce of citric acid; twenty-two drops of essence of lemon; one pound and a half of loaf sugar; three-quarters of a pint of water.

Boil the sugar in the water for a few minutes; skim it; when half cold mix the other ingredients with it. Stir well together, and bottle for use. Two tablespoonfuls with a tumbler of water makes a refreshing drink.

Milk Lemonade

Two lemons; two pounds of loaf sugar, powdered; one quart of white wine; three quarts of quite fresh boiling milk.

Wash the lemons, then peel them very thinly; squeeze the juice over the peel, and let it stand all night. In the morning add to it the sugar, powdered, the wine, and the milk boiling hot; strain it once or twice through a jelly-bag till it is clear. A delicious beverage.

Lemon Water

One lemon; one pint of water; sugar to taste.

Cut a small fresh lemon in thin slices; put them in a jug; pour over.

Orange Water

Four oranges; boiling water.

Peel four oranges; pound the peel in a mortar; pour boiling water over it, and cover it close. When cold, bottle for use.

Cranberry Water

Put a teacupful of cranberries into a cup of water, and mash them. In the meantime boil two quarts of water with one large spoonful of oatmeal, and a slice of lemon peel; then add the cranberries, and as much fine Lisbon sugar as will bring out the flavour of the fruit, and about a quarter of a pint of sherry; boil the whole for half an hour, and strain it.

Lemon Tea

Put two slices of lemon thinly pared into a teapot, a little of the peel, and a little sugar, or a large spoonful of capillaire; pour in a pint of boiling water, and stop it closely for two hours.