“ Hopkos. — Boil I oz. hops and | oz. ginger (bruised) in
li gallons of water for 25 minutes ; add f lb. of white or of
best brown sugar, and boil ten minutes more, then strain
and bottle while hot, or put it into a cask ; it will be ready
for drinking when cold. It should be kept in a cool place.
Dried horehound may be used instead of hops. Costs 3/^.
a gallon.
iox present use. — Put i lb. white sugar, i oz.
cream-of-tartar, and two lemons cut in slices (or a teaspoon-
ful of essence of lemon), in a large jug, and pour over all
3 quarts of boiling water. This is a very cooling drink,
and costs about 2d. a quart.
“ It is quite a mistake to suppose that beer or spirits give
strength. They may give a spurt to a man, but that quickly
goes off ; and spurts in hard heavy work, too often made,
certainly lessen the working powers,”
Barley Water. — For hot weather barley water is delicious.
(This particular recipe is an especially good one.) Peel
4 or 6 lemons ; boil them in a pint of water with lb.
sugar added. Take 2 ozs. pearl barley, wash and boil in
a pint of water. Repeat this process again. The water
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used for these two washings and boilings is to be thrown
away. Finally mix the whole ingredients, barley, lemon, and
sugar, with \ pint of fresh boiling water✪ Lemon Barley Drink. Strain the liquid
and .serve, squeezing in .some more lemon-juice.
December 20. — Christmas Picnics. — How funny to tho.se
unaccustomed to our summer December day.s is the adver-
tisement which so much amused our friends in Fngland, to
whom we had .sent a Cape paper, of Shady hats for Christinas
Picnics!— \mt in our colony this is the great picnic time.
And Chri.stmas will soon be here, .so we provide our.selves
with nice shady hats at Duncan Taylor's for 9</., and trim
them lightly and prettily in readiness for a stay at the .sea-
side. Many people like the more wild and unfrequented
place.s — .such as Gordon’s 15ay, near Sir I^.>wrie's l^’a.ss, and
Hermannspetrusfontyn in the Caledon di.strict, which is
particularly lovely ; and soon there will be a railway
running clo.se to it. At pre.sent the journey is accomplished
by cart or wagon. There is game shooting in the neigh-
lx.»urhood as well as fi.shing.
Camping-out for a few day.s is mo.st enjoyable. Cape
Point is well worth a visit, with its grand scenery and the
drive over the hills.
Well, .shall we go to Cape Point for a week during the
Christmas holidays? We all agree it will be delightful!
The gentlemen of the party make arrangements with a
farmer living at Simonstown over Red Hill to provide a
tent- wagon and good span of oxen. We also take a .small
tent for .some of the party to sleep in, the rc.st will sleep in
the wagon-; for each, rugs, a light gutta-percha mattress
that folds up, a pillow. All this tidily strapped up goes
down by train to Simon.stown.
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“ Hopkos. — Boil I oz. hops and | oz. ginger (bruised) in
li gallons of water for 25 minutes ; add f lb. of white or of
best brown sugar, and boil ten minutes more, then strain
and bottle while hot, or put it into a cask ; it will be ready
for drinking when cold. It should be kept in a cool place.
Dried horehound may be used instead of hops. Costs 3/^.
a gallon.
iox present use. — Put i lb. white sugar, i oz.
cream-of-tartar, and two lemons cut in slices (or a teaspoon-
ful of essence of lemon), in a large jug, and pour over all
3 quarts of boiling water. This is a very cooling drink,
and costs about 2d. a quart.
“ It is quite a mistake to suppose that beer or spirits give
strength. They may give a spurt to a man, but that quickly
goes off ; and spurts in hard heavy work, too often made,
certainly lessen the working powers,”
Barley Water. — For hot weather barley water is delicious.
(This particular recipe is an especially good one.) Peel
4 or 6 lemons ; boil them in a pint of water with lb.
sugar added. Take 2 ozs. pearl barley, wash and boil in
a pint of water. Repeat this process again. The water
234
CHRISTMAS PICNICS
Dec.
used for these two washings and boilings is to be thrown
away. Finally mix the whole ingredients, barley, lemon, and
sugar, with \ pint of fresh boiling water. Strain the liquid
and .serve, squeezing in .some more lemon-juice.
December 20. — Christmas Picnics. — How funny to tho.se
unaccustomed to our summer December day.s is the adver-
tisement which so much amused our friends in Fngland, to
whom we had .sent a Cape paper, of Shady hats for Christinas
Picnics!— \mt in our colony this is the great picnic time.
And Chri.stmas will soon be here, .so we provide our.selves
with nice shady hats at Duncan Taylor's for 9</., and trim
them lightly and prettily in readiness for a stay at the .sea-
side. Many people like the more wild and unfrequented
place.s — .such as Gordon’s 15ay, near Sir I^.>wrie's l^’a.ss, and
Hermannspetrusfontyn in the Caledon di.strict, which is
particularly lovely ; and soon there will be a railway
running clo.se to it. At pre.sent the journey is accomplished
by cart or wagon. There is game shooting in the neigh-
lx.»urhood as well as fi.shing.
Camping-out for a few day.s is mo.st enjoyable. Cape
Point is well worth a visit, with its grand scenery and the
drive over the hills.
Well, .shall we go to Cape Point for a week during the
Christmas holidays? We all agree it will be delightful!
The gentlemen of the party make arrangements with a
farmer living at Simonstown over Red Hill to provide a
tent- wagon and good span of oxen. We also take a .small
tent for .some of the party to sleep in, the rc.st will sleep in
the wagon-; for each, rugs, a light gutta-percha mattress
that folds up, a pillow. All this tidily strapped up goes
down by train to Simon.stown.
235
Dec.
A WEEK AT CAPE POINT