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Citric Acid Lemonade

A historical recipe from Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the , by Florence Nightingale (1861).

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A historical recipe

Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the Surgeon General, with essays on "taking food," and "what food.", by Florence Nightingale (1861). Project Gutenberg eBook #49833.

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

Also printed in: Directions for cooking by troops (1861).

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 1 oz. citric acid
  2. one pint of cold water
  3. 9 oz. white sugar

Method

  1. Dissolve 1 oz.
  2. citric acid in one pint of cold water;
  3. add 1 lb.
  4. 9 oz.
  5. white sugar;
  6. mix well to form a thick syrup;
  7. then put in 19 pints cold water, slowly mixing well.

Plating

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the , by Florence Nightingale (1861). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #49833 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49833). 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.