The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
The preparation is the same as No. 12, Pineapple Punch. If you like
you may add ½ bottle of champagne.
No. 14—RASPBERRY WINE.
Raspberries and sugar
Light white wine
Preparation: The berries are crushed and strained through a cloth.
With 1 qt. of raspberry juice, use 2 lbs. of sugar and 2 qts. of white
wine and let it come to a boil. Cool it and fill into bottles that are
well corked and kept in a cool place.
No. 15—PEACH PUNCH.
3 lbs. of peaches
½ lb. of sugar
2 bottles of white wine
1 bottle of red wine
Preparation: The peaches are peeled and sliced, put into a bowl with
sugar, ¼ bottle of white wine and let stand 3 to 4 hours. Then pour on
the rest of the white wine and red wine and serve very cold.
No. 16—MAY BOWL OR WOODRUFF PUNCH.
2 bottles of white wine
About 1⁄20 lb. of woodruff
¼ lb. of sugar
Preparation: One-half bottle of white wine is poured on the woodruff.
Cover the bowl and let stand several hours. Then add the rest of the
wine and sugar. Place the bowl on ice.
Remarks: This May bowl may be improved by mixing a bottle of champagne
and 1 cupful of strawberries with it when serving.
No. 17—CURRANT WINE.
10 qts. of currant juice
20 qts. of water
15 lbs. of sugar
1 qt. corn brandy
Preparation: Red and white currants are mashed and strained through a
cloth. To 10 qts. of juice, add 15 lbs. of sugar and 20 qts. of water.
Put it into a clean cask, and leave it to ferment for 3 weeks. After
that time empty the cask, clean it well, then pour back the wine and
leave it two weeks longer, then add the brandy. Now close up the cask
tightly and place it so that it need not be moved when the wine is
drawn off. Bottle the wine after six months, without moving the cask.
No. 18—WARMBEER.
1 qt. beer
Sugar to taste
A piece of butter the size of an egg
½ pt. of milk
3 yolks of eggs
1 piece of cinnamon
Preparation: Beer, sugar and butter are brought to boil; then milk and
yolks of eggs are mixed well and added; season with cinnamon, let all
come to a boil and serve hot.
No. 19—COLD LEMONADE.
1 qt. of cold water
Juice of 1 lemon
¾ cup of sugar
Preparation: Dissolve the sugar in the water, add the lemon juice, mix
well and serve very cold.
No. 20—FINE LEMONADE.
1 qt. of cold water
Sugar
Juice of 1 orange
2 bananas
Juice of ½ lemon
Preparation: Dissolve the sugar in the water, mix in the lemon and
orange juice and pour the whole over the sliced bananas.
No. 21—ALMOND MILK.
½ lb. sweet almonds
1¼ qts. of water
Scant ½ lb. of sugar
4 tbsps. of rose water
Preparation: The almonds are blanched and ground, then put into a
porcelain dish. Add the water and sugar and let stand 20 minutes, then
strain through a cloth and add the rose water.
No. 22—CHOCOLATE.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
½ lb. of chocolate
½ cup of water
Sugar to taste
1½ qts. of milk
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