Libertyville Presbyterian Cook Book

A small-town Presbyterian congregation's cookbook — measures in c., t. and T., sections from cocktails to sandwiches, page numbers inked by hand.

Beverages and Cocktails

14 recipes in this part of Libertyville Presbyterian Cook Book.

Grapejuice Lemonade

Juice 3 oranges Juice 6 lemons 1 pt. grapejuice-sweeten with syrup of sugar and water.

Lemonade

Juice 6 lemons 1 C sugar 2 quarts of water makes 10 glasses.

Cherry Punch

2 qts. white cherries 2 C sugar 1 C grated pineapple 1 C strong green tea 2 C water 6 oranges 12 t almond extract 1 qt. carbonated water…

Fruit Punch

1 can cherries 5 qt. bottles Ginger Ale 14 lb. Black Tea Mrs. B. H. Whitman.

Ginger Ale Punch

1/2 C mint leaves 1 C boiling water 1½ C sugar 2 pts. Ginger Ale Juice 3 lemons 1 pt. grapejuice The boiling water is poured over the mint…

Orange Mint Cocktail

6 maraschino cherries 2 T cherry juice 1 T finely chopped mint 3 T sugar Divide oranges into sections and cut in pieces. Add sugar and…

Orange Eggnog

For each glass wanted beat the whites of 2 eggs stiff with 2 T sugar and the yolk of 1 egg with 2 T sugar. Mix lightly add grated rind of 1…

Peach Cocktail

Peel and stone peaches, cut very fine or run through coarse vegetable grinder; sweeten to taste, To 12 large peaches add the juice of 3…

Fruit Cup

1 C white grapes (remove seeds) 1 C orange sections 1 C pineapple 1/2 C orange juice 1/2 C pineapple syrup or juice, sugar and few grains…

Pineapple Cup

2 C crushed pineapple Juice 1 grapefruit Juice 2 oranges 1 T lemon juice 1½ bottle maraschino cherries 1½ glass melted red currant jelly…

Frappe

Juice of 1½ dozen lemons, 6 oranges. Add 1 quart water and strain. Boil 2 pounds of sugar and 2 quarts cold water until clear. When cold…

Hallowe'en Punch

1 qt. ginger ale Sugar to taste Mix together cider and lemon juice add sugar to sweeten. Pour into bowl over block of ice. Just before…

Grape Juice

15 C Concord grapes, stripped 3 C sugar 9 C water Wash grapes, add 5 C water and boil until soft. Strain through cheesecloth, return skins…

Breakfast Cocoa

1½ T cocoa 2 T sugar 2 C boiling water 2 C milk or cream Few grains of salt Scald milk. Mix together cocoa, sugar and salt and dilute with…

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