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Tea
8 recipes
Coffee
18 recipes
Chocolate
31 recipes
Cocoa
16 recipes
Milk and Malted Milk
10 recipes
Egg Drinks
25 recipes
Lemon and Lime
56 recipes
Orange and Pineapple
46 recipes
Strawberry and Raspberry
53 recipes
Fruit Drinks and Cider
54 recipes
Grape Juice
28 recipes
Ginger and Ginger Ale
15 recipes
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Highlights
Orgeat Lemonade
Mix the juice of half a lemon, one tablespoonful of powdered sugar, and one half wineglass of orgeat syrup. Shake well, pour into…
Barley Water with Raisins
Boil a cupful of pearl barley with a handful of seeded raisins in two quarts of boiling water for three hours, or cook overnight…
Almond Cup
Bruise a handful of mint, sprinkle on a tablespoonful of sugar, and add a little water. Let stand until the sugar is dissolved…
Grape Juice
"He bid me taste of it: and 'twas--the Grape." Rubaiyat. Grape Juice No. 1 Wash grapes and stem them and put into a…
Hot Lime Pepsin
Mix one tablespoonful each of lime juice and lemon syrup. Add one teaspoonful of essence of pepsin, and fill up the glass with…
Raspberry Shrub
Pour a quart of vinegar over four quarts of mashed red raspberries. Let stand twenty-four hours. Then strain. Allow one pound of…