English Cider Bowl
A historical recipe from What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920).
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.
Source and licence
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.
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Ingredients
- ½ pint of green tea infusion
- ¼ pound of block sugar
- 1 quart of sweet cider
- 1 pint of ginger ale
- 2 slices of fresh cucumber
- a teaspoonful of green tea allowing it
- a pint of shaved ice
Method
- ½ pint of green tea infusion, ¼ pound of block sugar, 1 quart of sweet cider, 1 pint of ginger ale, 2 slices of fresh cucumber, 3 sprays of thyme, 1 sage leaf, Ice.
- Make the tea infusion by pouring a half pint of boiling water over a teaspoonful of green tea allowing it to stand for six minutes;
- strain and pour into a bowl with the block sugar, cider, cucumber, thyme and sage.
- Allow this to stand on the ice for a half hour, strain and add the ginger ale and a pint of shaved ice.
- Serve as soon as the ginger ale is added.