For the diabetic, sugar must be replaced by Sweetina.

Whenever cold water is to be used instead of very hot or boiling water in preparing the drinks, it is preferable to use "sugar syrup" for sweetening in place of sugar, which requires time for solution.

As the acidity of fruit varies considerably with the kind, and with the season of year, this fact must be borne in mind while preparing the foregoing recipes, otherwise too much sugar may be added.

Sugar Syrup, 420 Calories

½ cup of sugar. ½ eup of boiling water.

Mix the sugar and water and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Boil slowly, without stirring, for fifteen minutes; cool slightly and bottle.

1 See Mineral Matter, p. 31.

Lemonade, 137 Calories

1 lemon. 2 tablespoons sugar. ¾ cup boiling water. ½ thin slice lemon.

Wash and wipe lemon; cut a very thin slice from middle. Squeeze juice into a bowl (keeping back the seeds), add the sugar and boiling water; cover, and put on ice to cool. Strain and pour into a glass or sherbet cup.

Cut half the slice of lemon into two pieces, and use as garnish in glass; or a few berries or slice of orange may be used.

Note

The quantity of sugar used depends upon the acidity of fruit.

Fruit Lemonade

Add fresh fruit of all kinds to strong lemonade, using boiling water for the beverage, cool, and chill on ice.

Bran Lemonade, 20 Calories

¼ cup wheat bran. Juice 1 lemon.

2 cups cold water.

Allow the bran and water to stand overnight. Strain, and add the juice of the lemon.

Soda Or Apollinaris Lemonade, 137 Calories

Juice of 1 lemon.

1 or 2 tablespoons sugar.

¾ cup cold water.

¼ teaspoon soda, free from lumps.

Prepare the lemonade to taste, cool, add the soda, stir thoroughly, and drink while effervescing.

Note

Put glass on plate when soda is added. Water and soda may be omitted and Apollinaris water substituted.

Pineapple Lemonade, 186 Calories

½ cup grated pineapple or juice.

Juice 1 lemon.

2 tablespoons sugar.

½ cup boiling water. 1 cup ice-cold water.

Mix pineapple, lemon juice and sugar, and add the boiling water. Cool, add ice-cold water, strain and serve.

Note

Canned pineapple may be used or Hawaiian pineapple juice.

Irish Moss Lemonade, 25 Calories

1 ¼ cup Irish moss. 4 tablespoons lemon juice.

2 cups cold water. Sugar.

Soak, pick over and wash the moss (soaking 15 minutes). Drain and add the cold water; cook in top of double boiler about 20 minutes or until syrupy. If it becomes too thick, add hot water. Strain, add the lemon juice and sugar to taste. Reheat and serve hot.

Excellent for sore throat and cold on the lungs, or any inflammation of the mucous membrane.

Grape Lemonade, 200 Calories

Make one cup lemonade, rather sweet, add one-fourth cup Welch's Grape Juice.