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Fruit Punch

A historical recipe from Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes, by Janet McKenzie Hill (1899).

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A historical recipe

Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes, by Janet McKenzie Hill (1899). Project Gutenberg eBook #19077.

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

Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. 4 cups of sugar
  2. 3 cups of boiling water
  3. 1 cup of tea
  4. 1 pint of strawberry
  5. a pint of maraschino cherries
  6. 6 quarts of water

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Strawberry High in vitamin C · Source of manganese

    High in vitamin C · 59 mg per 100 g, 74% 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 manganese · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 19% 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 “Strawberries, 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. 1 pineapple.
  2. 4 cups of sugar.
  3. 3 cups of boiling water.
  4. 1 cup of tea, freshly made.
  5. 5 lemons.
  6. 6 oranges.
  7. 1 pint of strawberry or grape juice.
  8. 1/2 a pint of maraschino cherries.
  9. 1 bottle of Apollinaris water.
  10. 6 quarts of water.
  11. Method.--Grate the pineapple, add the boiling water and the sugar, and boil fifteen minutes;
  12. add the tea and strain into the punch-bowl.
  13. When cold add the fruit juice, the cherries and the cold water.
  14. A short time before serving, add a piece of ice, and, on serving, the Apollinaris water.
  15. Strawberries, mint leaves, or slices of banana may be used in the place of the cherries.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Grater
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes, by Janet McKenzie Hill (1899). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #19077 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19077). 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.