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Appleblow Cocktail

A historical recipe from What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920).

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A historical recipe

What to drink: The blue book of beverages; recipes and directions for making and serving non-alcoholic drinks for all occasions, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #76921.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. ⅓ cupful of ginger ale
  2. ½ teaspoonful of lime juice

Method

  1. 1 cupful of sparkling apple juice (commercial), ⅓ cupful of ginger ale, ½ teaspoonful of lime juice, Ice.
  2. If fresh limes cannot be procured, use the commercial lime juice, but the fresh is greatly to be desired.
  3. The amount given will make four cocktails.
  4. Mix the lime juice, ice and apple juice and pour into a cocktail shaker, shaking thoroughly.
  5. When ready to serve add the ginger ale, replace the strainer and strain into cocktail glasses.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #76921 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76921). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.