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Lemonade

From The golden mean in cookery (1884).

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A historical recipe

The golden mean in cookery, by Nora C] [from old catalog] [Klein (1884).

United States

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

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

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. one teacup white sugar
  2. one quart of water

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. Roll four lemons well, slice thin, put over them one teacup white sugar;
  2. let stand a short time;
  3. add one quart of water;
  4. pour into pitcher and serve.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From The golden mean in cookery (1884), printed page 126, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/goldenmeanincook00klei

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.