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Ginger Ale Punch

A historical recipe from Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917).

A historical recipe

Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #34509.

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 Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34509 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34509). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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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.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1/2 cup mint leaves 1 cup boiling water 1-1/4 cups sugar 2 pints ginger ale Juice of 3 lemons 1 pint grape juice Pour boiling water over mint leaves, sugar, and grated rind of one lemon, and let stand until cool;
  2. strain into a punch bowl containing ice, add ginger ale, grape juice, and strained lemon juice;
  3. garnish with sprigs of mint.