Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

by Marion Harland

Orangeade

Is made in the same manner, substituting oranges for lemons.

Strawberry Sherbet. (Delicious.) ✠

• 1 quart of strawberries.
• 3 pints of water.
• 1 lemon—the juice only.
• 1 tablespoonful orange-flower water.
• ¾ lb. white sugar.

The strawberries should be fresh and ripe. Crush to a smooth paste; add the rest of the ingredients (except the sugar), and let it stand three hours. Strain over the sugar, squeezing the cloth hard; stir until the sugar is dissolved; strain again and set in ice for two hours or more before you use it.

Regent’s Punch. (Fine.)

• 1 lb. loaf-sugar or rock candy.
• 1 large cup strong black tea—(made).
• 3 wineglasses of brandy.
• 3 wineglasses of rum.
• 1 bottle champagne.
• 2 oranges—juice only.
• 3 lemons—juice only.
• 1 large lump of ice.

This receipt was given me by a gentleman of the old school, a connoisseur in the matter of beverages as of cookery. “Tell your readers,” he writes, “that better punch was never brewed.” I give receipt and message together.