1/2 cup gin.

1/2 a lemon.

1/2 cup sugar.

1/2 cup maraschino - or half as much kirchwasser.

1 cup water.

1 bottle soda water (aerated lemon mineral water or "soda pop")

Grate the rind of 1/2 a lemon into a bowl, pour in a spoonful of gin and rub with the back of a spoon to extract the flavor. Add the lemon juice and rest of the ingredients except the soda; strain into the freezer and freeze as firm as the spirit in it will allow, add the soda - which should be ice cold - and finish the freezing.

Cost of material - gin 12, lemon 2, sugar 3, maraschino 20, soda 10; 47 cents - ice and salt 18 - 65c for 1 quart or 6 to 8c per glass.