This section is from the book "Tasty Dishes", by James Clarke. Also available from Amazon: Tasty Dishes.
4 lbs. loaf sugar, 2 1/2 oz. tartaric acid, 2 drachms essence of lemon, 1 quart of water, boiling.
Put the sugar in a basin and pour the boiling water upon it. When dissolved and quite cool, add the essence of lemon and tartaric acid, and bottle for use. One tablespoonful to a tumbler of water makes excellent lemonade.
 
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