Cherry Nectar
From The new practical housekeeping, 1890
Serves 4
Do not dilute with ice.
Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 160. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Cherry Nectar, — Select the finest an,d ripest of May-Duke or Morello cherries. Pound well with stones in them. The stones are retained because they add to the native flavor of the pulp. Press out the juice through a hair sieve, add a little water and % give one boil, filter through a flannel bag, add a small quantity syrup, a little lemon juice and a little more water
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