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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 8 ingredients

  1. Vinegar
  2. Berries
  3. one pound of sugar
  4. a glass of water as is palatable
  5. three gills of milk
  6. a quart of water half an hour
  7. Cocoa
  8. Raspberry
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Raspberry High in vitamin C · High in manganese

    High in vitamin C · 26 mg per 100 g, 33% 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

    High in manganese · 0.7 mg per 100 g, 34% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Raspberries, raw”, 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).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Boil two large spoonfuls of ground cocoa in a quart of water half an hour ;
  2. pour in three gills of milk, and boil it up again ;
  3. skim off the oil if too rich.
  4. REFRESHING DRINK FOR THE SICK.— Mrs.
  5. McLean.
  6. Raspberry vinegar or shrub.
  7. Cover berries with vinegar and soak over night.
  8. Drain off or squeeze out the juice, to every pint of which add one pound of sugar.
  9. Let it simmer about fifteen minutes;
  10. when cool, bottle, and when used as a drink put as much of it to a glass of water as is palatable to the invalid.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Slotted spoon
  • Colander