Grapefruit and Orangeade
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
- 1 cupful of sugar
- 1 pint of ginger ale
- 1 pint of water
- 1 pint of crushed ice
Method
- 1 grapefruit, 2 oranges, 1 cupful of sugar, 1 pint of ginger ale, 1 pint of water, 1 pint of crushed ice, 1 full spray of mint.
- Cut the grapefruit in half and extract the juice by using a large glass orange juice extractor.
- Extract the orange juice, add sugar and allow to stand for an hour if possible, stirring occasionally.
- When ready to serve, add crushed ice, water and ginger ale, stir and add the spray of mint well crushed.
- Serve while it still has a sparkle.