Raspberry Lemonade
A historical recipe from The healthy life beverage book, by Knaggs, H. Valentine (Henry Valentine) (1911).
A historical recipe
The healthy life beverage book: A compilation, alphabetically arranged, of refreshing, curative, stimulating, and nutritive liquids, comprising fresh fruit and vegetable juices, vegetable broths, cereal drinks, unfired fruit soups, nut milks, plant teas, herbal decoctions, fruit syrups, gum water, &c., with critical notes on water, milk, casein, whey, beef tea, yeast extracts, vinegar, sugar, coffee, tea, cocoa, &c., also information respecting the nutritive and medicinal properties of all the products referred to, by Knaggs, H. Valentine (Henry Valentine) (1911). Project Gutenberg eBook #78781.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
- 1 pint of
- ½ lb. pure honey
- 1 quart fresh lemon
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Lemon
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
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
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- Mash a quantity of the fruit with a wooden spoon;
- strain through a jelly bag.
- To 1 pint of the juice add ¼ to ½ lb.
- pure honey and 1 quart fresh lemon or lime juice.
- Boil for a minute or so, and strain off the scum.
- When cold, bottle and cork with corks dipped in paraffin wax or melted resin.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Wooden spoon
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Sieve