1 lemon.
1/2 pint of water.
2 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Squeeze the lemon and strain the juice. Add the sugar and water to it and use at once. It should be very cold or very hot. Add ice in warm weather.
When the water is not good, or in case of sickness, boiling water may be poured on the sugar and fruit juice; then cool the lemonade.
When making a lemonade for a company of people, it may be mixed in a large handsome bowl. Add to it all or any one of the following named fruits:—
For one gallon of lemonade use four quarts of water, twenty lemons, one quart of sugar, one banana, half a pineapple, six oranges, one pint of strawberries.
Use the juice of the lemons and oranges; have the pineapple and banana cut in thin slices; the strawberries should be whole. Raspberries, as well as strawberries, may be used.