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Beverages: Peel

Peel the lemons very thin; squeeze the juice over the peel and let stand two hours; then add 1 pound sugar; mash the raspberries with pound sugar, strain the lemon juice and mash the raspberries through coarse sieve, then the pineapple, and mix all together, adding 3 quarts cold water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved; strain, and serve with a little of the fruit in each glass.

Picnic Lemonade. 1 quart water, 2 figs, Peel and juice of 2 lemons, 1 tablespoonful honey. a Put the water into a stewpan to boil; add the figs cut in two; let the water and figs boil a quarter of an hour; add the lemon peel cut in thin slices; boil ten minutes longer; pour into a jug; cover closely with paper until cold; pass through a sieve and add the honey and lemon juice. Sugar can be used in place of honey. Russian Tea. 4 teaspoonfuls tea, 1 quart boiling water, 1 teaspoonful sugar, slice lemon, 1 Maraschino cherry.

Pour the boiling water over the tea, and allow it to stand for five minutes. Into each cup put the lemon, cherry, and sugar, and pour the tea over them.

Raspberry Shrub.

For every cupful raspberry juice take cupful white-wine vinegar and 2 cupfuls sugar. Put the fruit juice, sugar, and vinegar over the fire, stir until the sugar dissolves and boil to a thick sirup; strain and bottle. All fruit juices are used in the same manner. When served, allow 1 cupful sirup to cupful ice water. Elderblossom Wine. 1 quart elderberry blossoms, 9 pounds sugar, 1 yeast cake, 3 gallons water, 3 pounds raisins, cupful lemon juice.