Fluffy Lemonade

Ingredients

• Roll 1 lemon until soft
• Add 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar
• 1 cupful of water
• 1 tablespoonful of crushed ice
• add ¼ teaspoonful of soda

Method

1. 1

   Roll 1 lemon until soft and remove the juice, excluding the seeds.

2. 2

   Add 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, 1 cupful of water and 1 tablespoonful of crushed ice.

3. 3

   Just before serving add ¼ teaspoonful of soda.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The farm cook & rule book (1923) by Nell Beaubien Nichols, page 138. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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