Category: Cooking & Drinking

What to drink

The hostess of to-day will be called upon to serve drinks in her home more than formerly, I imagine, and it were well to go back to the habits and customs of our grandmothers and be prepared to serve a refreshing drink in an attractive manner at a moment’s notice.

Chapters

1. Part 1

The hostess of to-day will be called upon to serve drinks in her home more than formerly, I imagine, and it were well to go back to the habits and customs of our grandmothers an...

2. Part 2

There are many times when a small amount of juice from either canned or preserved fruits is left from the table serving, although all the fruit may have been used, and there is...

3. Part 3

1 pound of powdered sugar, 12 apples, red and juicy, ¼ cupful of grenadine, 2 quarts of white grape juice, 1 quart of sparkling cider, 1 quart of ginger ale, Ice.

4. Part 4

Dissolve the sugar with a little carbonated water, add the raspberry syrup, the grape juice, ice and the egg; placing all in a shaker, shake well; strain into a long stemmed gla...

5. Part 5

Remove the stems, and discard any imperfect berries, remove the stems and wash the currants; place in a bowl or porcelain kettle and mash thoroughly. Place on ice, closely cover...

6. Part 6

Put the top milk, or plain milk mixed with a little cream into a shaker with the sugar, syrup and two tablespoonfuls of cracked ice. Shake well for two minutes, strain into a ta...

7. Part 7

Pour the water over the barley and boil slowly until there is a third less liquid. Strain and add sugar and serve. Barley water may be served alone or with milk. It is more pala...

8. Part 8

Put the plain syrup, egg, two tablespoonfuls of cracked ice, a half teaspoonful of acid phosphate, loganberry juice and enough club soda to nearly fill the glass into a shaker....

9. Part 9

4 cupfuls of milk, 2½ tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, 2 eggs, ¾ cupfuls of honey, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla extract, 1 cupful of chopped fresh cocoanut or shredded cocoanut, Preser...

10. Part 10