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GERANIUM    CORDIAL
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GERANIUM CORDIAL

11 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

155
Calories
2g
Protein
0g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 9 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Tea not in our table 0
Rose not in our table 0
Geranium not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one pint of alcohol
  • one pint of water
  • one gallon new england rum
  • one pint lemon juice
  • four pounds sugar
  • one pint strong tea
  • four pints water
  • a handful of rose geranium leaves dried in the shade
  • a pound of loaf sugar boiled into syrup
  • two oranges
  • lemon juice

Directions

1

A handful of rose geranium leaves dried in the shade for several days. Pour over these one pint of alcohol and let it stand for two weeks, sometimes shaking the bottle a little. Strain and add a pound of loaf sugar boiled into syrup with one pint of water. Violets or orange peel can be used in same way. Also fresh mint.

2

One gallon New England rum, one pint lemon juice, juice and peel of two oranges, let stand twenty-four hours, then add four pounds sugar, one pint strong tea, four pints water. It can be bottled in a few days.

3

238 WINES.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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