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=Grape Lemonade.= To one cup of lemonade, made as directed above,
rather sweet, add ½ cup of grape juice.
=Orangeade= is prepared as lemonade. The juice of one sour orange to 2
tablespoonsful of sugar and ½ cup of boiling water is about the right
proportion.
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=Mixed Fruit Drink.= Mix ¼ cup of grated pineapple, the juice of ½ a
lemon, the juice of ½ an orange, 1 cup of boiling water and sugar to
taste. Put on the ice until cool. Strain and add more cold water and
sugar according to taste.
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=Pineapple Juice.= Pour ½ cup of pineapple juice over crushed ice and
serve in a dainty glass. This is especially helpful in cases of weak
digestion and in some throat troubles—as stated above, the pineapple
aids protein digestion.
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=Lemon Whey.= Heat one cup of milk in a small sauce pan, over hot
water, or in a double boiler. Add two tablespoonsful of lemon juice;
cook without stirring until the whey separates. Strain through cheese
cloth and add two teaspoons of sugar. Serve hot or cold. Garnish with
small pieces of lemon.
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=Wine Whey= may be made in the same way, using ¼ cup of sherry wine to
1 cup of hot milk.
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=Grape Juice, Apple Juice and Currant Juice= are tonics and make a
dainty variety for the sick room. They should be used according to
their strength, usually about ⅓ of juice to ⅔ water. They should be
kept cold and tightly corked until ready to serve.
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=Grape Lithia.= Add 4 ounces of Lithia water to 1 ounce of grape juice
and two teaspoons of sugar.
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=Grape Nectar.= Boil together 1 pound of sugar and ½ pint of water
until it begins to thread. Remove from the fire and when cool add the
juice of 6 lemons and one quart of grape juice. Let stand over night.
Serve with ice water, Apollinaris, or plain soda water.
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=Tea Punch.= Pour boiling lemonade, sweetened to taste, over tea
leaves. Allow the liquid to stand until cool. Then strain and serve
with shaved ice and slices of lemon. This makes a delicious cooling
drink for hot weather.
LIQUID FOODS.
Under this heading such liquids are given as are actual foods.
=MILK.= Milk is a complete food and a perfect food for infants, but
not a perfect food for adults. It may be used as
Whole or skimmed;
Peptonized; boiled;
Sterilized, pasteurized;
Milk with lime water, Vichy or Apollinaris;
With equal parts of farinaceous liquids;
Albuminized milk with white of egg;
Milk with egg yolk, flavored with vanilla, cinnamon or nutmeg;
Milk flavored with coffee, cocoa, or meat broth;
Milk punch; milk lemonade;
Koumiss; kefir or whey, with lemon juice, as above.
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