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Lemonade

From Indianapolis cook book (1883).

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A historical recipe

Indianapolis cook book, by Indianapolis. Pattison Methodist Episcopal church. [from old catalog] (1883).

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 quart of water
  2. five tablespoons white sugar

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. One quart of water ;
  2. use two lemons ;
  3. slice them and press with a potato-masher if a lemon-squeezer is not available ;
  4. add five tablespoons white sugar ;
  5. the water should be very cold.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From Indianapolis cook book (1883), printed page 142, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/indianapoliscook00indi

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.