On Uncle Sam's Water Wagon

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

Tea

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

Tea a la Commodore

Make tea according to preceding recipe, and serve with sugar and three cloves to each cup.

Tea a la Biltmore

Serve tea sweetened with red and white rock candy instead of sugar. A slice of lemon may be added.

Tea for Two

A quick way to make tea is to measure one half teaspoonful of tea for each cup, or more according to the brand of tea used, into a tea…

Honolulu Tea

Make a syrup of one half cup of juice from preserved pineapple to two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and simmer cubes of pineapple in it until…

Russian Tea

Scald earthenware teapot with boiling water and put in two teaspoonfuls of tea, pour over boiling water, filling the pot one fourth full…

Iced Tea

Make tea according to preceding recipe and pour over cracked ice in tall glasses. Add slice of lemon and powdered sugar to taste. A sprig…

Tea a la Mitchell

Serve a spoonful of orange marmalade to each cup of hot tea. Mate, or Paraguay Tea Put a level teaspoonful of mate in a small muslin bag…

Yerma

Put two heaping teaspoonfuls of mate in a heated coffeepot or teapot, pour over a pint of boiling water, and keep covered for two minutes…

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