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Irish Moss Lemonade

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. three tablespoonfuls of sugar
  2. Two cupfuls of boiling water
  3. Lemon juice

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.

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. Two cupfuls of boiling water, one-fourth cupful of Irish moss, one-fourth cupful of lemon juice, three tablespoonfuls of sugar.
  2. Soak the Irish moss over night, then pick it over very carefully.
  3. It is generally full of sand and all sorts of foreign matter and can never be made palatable unless it has been through a number of waters.
  4. When clean put it in a double boiler, pour boiling water over it and let it steep until dissolved.
  5. Strain through a square of cheesecloth, then add the lemon juice and sugar.
  6. Serve very hot.
  7. This is one of the most soothing drinks to give a patient who is suffering from a sore throat or lung trouble.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Sieve