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Moss Lemonade

A historical recipe from Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners, by Maria Parloa (1893).

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A historical recipe

Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three, by Maria Parloa (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #56540.

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

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoonful of sea-moss farina
  2. 1 quart of boiling water
  3. 3 tablespoonfuls of sugar
  4. 1/10 teaspoonful of salt

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. 1 tablespoonful of sea-moss farina.
  2. 1 quart of boiling water.
  3. 3 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
  4. 3 lemons.
  5. 1/10 teaspoonful of salt.
  6. Put the farina in a bowl or pitcher, and pour the boiling water on it.
  7. Stir well, and steep for an hour.
  8. Add the salt, sugar, and lemon, and strain.
  9. This is an excellent drink when a cold has settled on the lungs.
  10. Serve hot or cold.
  11. Should there be any reason why the patient cannot take lemon, use some other flavor.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners, by Maria Parloa (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #56540 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56540). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.