This section is from the book "Around-The-World Cook Book", by Mary Louise Barroll. Also available from Amazon: Around-the-world cook book.
Raspberries, 1 cup, Currants, 2 cups, Sugar syrup, 1 cup.
Mash the raspberries and currants together, add a cup of water and bring to a simmer over the fire.
Make a sugar syrup of sugar and water boiled to the thread stage. Strain the currant and raspberry juices, and add to it the cup of sugar syrup, also a quart and a half of water, and stand the drink on ice until it is chilled.
 
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