On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

Five hundred delicious drinks and no bar bill — Prohibition-eve refreshment from 1919, tea to temperance punch.

Grape Juice

28 recipes in this part of On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon.

Sarsaparilla Cooler

Pour one tablespoonful of cherry syrup, one tablespoonful of lemon syrup, and two table-spoonfuls of sarsaparilla syrup into a glass one…

Sarsaparilla Nectar

Pour slowly over one fourth glass of cream, enough sarsaparilla to fill the glass. Serve with whipped cream.

Dandelion Tea

Pick dandelions from the stems, and pour over boiling water. Simmer, but do not boil, for five minutes. Strain through a sieve, and sweeten…

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 porcelain-lined kettle…

Unsweetened Grape Juice

To six quarts of grapes add one quart of water. Bring to boiling point and then strain through a jelly bag. Bring the juice again to the…

Grape Cup

In a large glass pitcher, put a piece of ice, one sliced orange, one sliced banana, three or four pieces of pineapple, and add any berries…

Grape Phosphate

Mix twelve tablespoonfuls of grape juice, eight tablespoonfuls of orange juice, and four tablespoonfuls of acid phosphate with two quarts…

Grape Juice and Banana

Grate the rind of one lemon and two oranges, and mix with the strained juice and one mashed banana. Add one half pint of grape juice, one…

The Baltimore

Mix two tablespoonfuls of grape syrup and one tablespoonful of vanilla syrup. Add one egg. Shake well; strain into a glass one fourth full…

Gotham Grape

Put into a glass two tablespoonfuls of grape syrup and four tablespoonfuls of grape juice. Stir well and fill up the glass with soda water.

Victory Grape

Add the juice of one lemon to six tablespoonfuls of grape juice. Break in an egg and add powdered sugar to sweeten. Shake well and strain…

Grape and Raspberry

Mix together two tablespoonfuls of grape juice, two tablespoonfuls of pineapple syrup, and one tablespoonful of raspberry syrup. Add a…

Grape Cobbler

Put two tablespoonfuls of grape juice into a small glass with a little cracked ice and fill up the glass with ginger ale. Serve with straws.

Grape and Pineapple

Mix two tablespoonfuls of pineapple syrup and four tablespoonfuls of grape juice. Add soda water and pour from glass to glass to blend…

Griscom Cooler

Mix two tablespoonfuls of grape juice, one tablespoonful of raspberry syrup, and one tablespoonful of orange syrup, with the juice of half…

Concord Favorite

Put two tablespoonfuls of grape syrup into a glass with a little shaved ice. Stir well and add a ladleful of vanilla ice cream. Fill up…

Midsummer Cheer

Put two tablespoonfuls of lemon syrup, and two tablespoonfuls of grape juice into a glass with a large spoonful of orange water ice. Shake…

Grape Royal

Put two tablespoonfuls of grape juice, one half tablespoonful of lemon juice, and one half tablespoonful of orange juice into a tall glass…

Grape Cooler

Add the pulp and juice of one large grapefruit to one quart of grape juice, and one half cup of sugar. Mix well, put in punch bow! with…

Grape Juice Rickey

Fill a glass one third full of cracked ice and pour over the juice of one lime. Add a tablespoonful of plain syrup, fill half full of grape…

Grape Eggnogg

Beat one fresh egg until very light, add one third cup of grape juice, one teaspoonful of powdered sugar, and stir briskly. Then add one…

Grape High Ball

Place a small piece of ice in a glass, fill half full with grape juice, and add cold water or Seltzer. Stir well and serve.

Grape Nectar

Make a syrup of one pound of sugar and one half pint of water. When cool add the juice of four lemons, and a quart of grape juice. Put on…

Grape Juice Delight

Bruise several sprigs of mint in a glass and half fill with cracked ice. Pour in enough grape juice to fill the glass and decorate with…

Egg Grape Juice

To one well-beaten egg, add the juice of one lime, and one teaspoonful of powdered sugar. Pour into a tall glass half full of cracked ice…

The Bangor

Add the juice of one lemon to two tablespoonfuls of grape juice, break in one egg, and add two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Shake…

The Nassau

Mix two tablespoonfuls each of grape syrup, orgeat syrup, and sweet cream. Add one egg. Shake, and strain into a glass one fourth full of…

Imperial Grape Egg

To eight tablespoonfuls of sweet cream and four tablespoonfuls of grape juice, add one egg and about three tablespoonfuls of shaved ice…

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