Lemon Juice (recently expressed and strained)................................

17 fl. ounces.

Fresh Lemon Peel.............

1 ounce.

Sugar (in coarse powder)...................

28 ounces.

Water (a sufficient quantity to make about) .............................

2 pints.

Heat the Lemon Juice to the boiling point, then add the Lemon Feel, and let the whole stand, closely covered, until cold; filter, add enough water, through the filter, to make the filtrate measure seventeen (17) fluid ounces; dissolve the Sugar in the filtered liquid, by agitation, without heat, and strain.