Bruise the ginger and slice the lemons; take out the pips, then put all the ingredients into a pan and pour over the boiling water. Let it stand until it is luke-warm, then add one tablespoonful of fresh barm put on a piece of toasted bread to remain on the top. If this is done at night it will be ready to bottle next morning.
LEMONADE
Slice up six lemons and pour over them three quarts of boiling water and enough sugar to taste. Can be used when cold.
CHOCOLATE
2 cups of boiling water.
2 cups of boiling milk.
4 teaspoonfuls of grated chocolate.
4 teaspoonfuls of sugar.
Scrape the chocolate off the bar, mix it with the boiling water, and stir till it dissolves; mix the milk and sugar in them and boil for one minute. If you wish to have it nicer, put a small teaspoonful of vanilla in the chocolate-pot, and pour the hot chocolate in on it when it is done, and have a little bowl of whipped cream to send to the table with it, so that one spoonful may be put on top of each cup.
COCOA
6 teaspoonfuls of cocoa.
1½ cups of boiling water.
1½ cups of boiling milk.
1 tablespoonful of powdered sugar.
Put the cocoa into the boiling water and stir till it dissolves, then put in the boiling milk and boil hard two minutes, stirring it all the time: take from the fire and put in the sugar and stir again. If you like it quite sweet, you may have to use more sugar.