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Strawberry Cocktail

From Modern housekeeping (1928).

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A historical recipe

Modern housekeeping, by Clarry Hunt (1928).

Canada

Known as a Canadian 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 1 ingredient

  1. a tablespoon of shaved ice

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. Slice five or six large strawberries into each glass and squeeze over them the juice of an orange.
  2. At serving time add a heaping teaspoon of powdered sugar and a tablespoon of shaved ice.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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Credit

From Modern housekeeping (1928), printed page 133, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_modern-housekeeping_TX7156H861928-25348

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.