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ORGEAT, OR ALMOND MILK (a refreshing drink)

Take two ounces of Jordan almonds and four bitter ones. Blanch them, put them into a mortar with two ounces of powdered sugar, and pound them to a smooth paste, and whilst pounding them keep dropping half a tea-spoonful of cold water on them to prevent oiling. Put them into a basin, and pour gradually over them a pint of cold water, stir them for three or four minutes, cover them over, and leave them in a cool place for two hours. Strain the liquid through a napkin into a glass jug, and put it, if possible, in ice until wanted for use. Before serving, mix with the almond milk an equal proportion of cold water. Orgeat should be made the day it is used, as it will not keep sweet long. Probable cost, 3d. Sufficient for a pint of orgeat. (See also ALMOND SYRUP.)