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United Kingdom

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

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Lemons
  2. Lemonade
  3. Rub
  4. one and a half pound in making
  5. Cut
  6. one pound of sugar
  7. one and a half pint of cold water

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% 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 protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, 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

  • 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. Take four lemons and thoroughly rub all the yellow off on to lumps of sugar.
  2. Use one and a half pound in making the lemonade.
  3. Put the sugar into a jug, cut the lemons in half and squeeze out all the juice, strain away the pips, and add it to the sugar.
  4. And now comes the secret of nice lemonade.
  5. Add one and a half pint of cold water, and let it stand all day, stirring from time to time.
  6. Don’t put any hot water at all ;
  7. if you prefer it less sweet, put only one pound of sugar.
  8. And now comes the recipe for barleywater which in cases of illness is of the greatest possible importance.
  9. This recipe, as it stands, was given to me by a very clever and exceedingly kind doctor, and I have always used it since.
  10. I give it to you exactly as he gave it to me, so I hope you will appreciate it.
  11. How TO MAKE Barley-Water, One who Knows.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mortar and pestle
  • Chef's knife
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Measuring jug