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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 15 ingredients

  1. one pint of ginger ale
  2. a cup of lemon juice
  3. two cups chopped pineapple
  4. one cup of Maraschino cherries
  5. One quart of cold water
  6. one cup of orange juice
  7. one cup hot tea infusion
  8. One cup of water
  9. one cup of tea infusion
  10. one quart ApoUinaris
  11. two cups of strawberry syrup
  12. one and one-half gallons of liquid
  13. one pint of Apollinaris
  14. two cups of sugar
  15. one can grated pineapple
Contains Gluten Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% 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

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

  2. Pineapple High in vitamin C · High in manganese

    High in vitamin C · 59 mg per 100 g, 73% 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 · 0.9 mg per 100 g, 43% 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 “Pineapple, 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.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. One quart of cold water, two cups of sugar, half a cup of lemon juice, two cups chopped pineapple, one cup of orange juice.
  2. Boil water, sugar, and pineapple twenty minutes ;
  3. add fruit juice, cool, strain, and dilute with ice-water.
  4. One cup of water, two cups of sugar, one cup of tea infusion, one quart ApoUinaris, two cups of strawberry syrup, juice of five lemons, juice of five oranges, one can grated pineapple, one cup of Maraschino cherries.
  5. Make syrup by boihng water and sugar ten minutes ;
  6. add tea, strawberry syrup, lemon juice, orange juice, and pineapple ;
  7. let stand thirty minutes, strain, and add icewater to make one and one-half gallons of liquid.
  8. Add cherries and ApoUinaris.
  9. Serve in punch-bowl, with large piece of ice.
  10. This quantity will serve fifty.
  11. One cup of sugar, one cup hot tea infusion, three-quarters cup of orange juice, one- third cupof lemon juice, one pint of ginger ale, one pint of Apollinaris, few slices of orange.
  12. Pour tea over sugar, and as soon as sugar is dissolved, add fruit juices.
  13. Strain into punch-bowl over a large piece of ice, and just before serving add ginger ale, ApoUinaris, and slices of orange.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Grater
  • Sieve