Mrs Beetons Drinks Recipes Revisited
Lemon Syrup
1.1lt (2 pints) Water
900g (2lb) Sugar
25g (1oz) Citric Acid
45ml (1˝floz) Lemon Essence
Boil the sugar and water together for 15 minutes and put it into a basin, let stand until cold.
Beat the citric acid to a powder, mix the lemon essence with it, add these two ingredients to the syrup.
Mix well and bottle for use.
Two tablespoonfuls of the syrup are sufficient for a tumbler of cold water and will be found a very refreshing summer drink.
Sufficient: 2 tablespoonfuls of syrup to a tumbler full of cold water.
LEMON SYRUP
1822. INGREDIENTS - 2 lbs. of loaf sugar, 2 pints of water, 1 oz. of citric acid, 12 drachm of essence of lemon.
Mode - Boil the sugar and water together for 1/4 hour, and put it into a basin, where let it remain till cold. Beat the citric acid to a powder, mix the essence of lemon with it, then add these two ingredients to the syrup; mix well, and bottle for use. Two tablespoonfuls of the syrup are sufficient for a tumbler of cold water, and will be found a very refreshing summer drink.
Sufficient - 2 tablespoonfuls of syrup to a tumbler-ful of cold water.
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