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Cobblers

A historical recipe from The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895).

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A historical recipe

The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #34822.

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

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34822 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34822). 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.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. a teaspoonful of sugar
  2. 1 pint of claret
  3. 1 pint of soda
  4. 1 slice of cucumber rind
  5. 1 lemon

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Put a claret-glassful of claret into a tumbler;
  2. add a teaspoonful of sugar, or sweeten to taste;
  3. fill the glass with ice cracked fine, and add a little water if desired.
  4. Place a shaker over the glass and mix it well;
  5. add a strawberry, raspberry, bit of pineapple, orange, or any fruit convenient;
  6. add, also, two straws.
  7. Cobblers may be made of sherry, Catawba, or any wine, using a quantity in proportion to the strength desired.
  8. They are meant as light cooling drinks, and should not be strong of wine.
  9. CLARET CUP No.
  10. 1= 1 pint of claret.
  11. 1 pint of soda.
  12. Juice of 1 lemon.
  13. 1 sherry-glassful of liqueur.
  14. 1 slice of cucumber rind.
  15. 1 orange.

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