Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Grapefruit | 1/2 fruit (123g) | 52 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
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
- 1 cup of sherry
- 2 qts
- 3 grapefruits
- 2 bananas
- 1 tbs
- 2 doz
- 3 cherries upon the top
Directions
Boil a pt. of sugar and 2 qts. of water for 10 minutes and set away to cool, for lemonade is always better when sugar and water is boiled in a syrup. To this add § pt. of lemon juice, 1 pt. of strawberry juice, and small pineapple grated or 1 can of grated pineapple. When ready to serve put in a little cracked ice, some whole strawberries and slices of lemon. Some red cherries may be substituted for straw- berries if you desire. Mrs. William Moorhead.
FRUIT CUP. 3 grapefruits, 2 bananas, J lb. of Malaga grapes, 1 tbs. preserved ginger, minced fine, 2 doz. maraschino cherries, powdered sugar to taste, 1 cup of sherry. Cut the pulp of the grapefruits into small pieces, bruising as little as possible. Skin the grapes carefully and cut each in half, extracting the seeds. Peel and cut the bananas into cubes. With a silver fork mix in all the ingredients except the cherries. Fill chilled glasses with the mixture, put 3 cherries upon the top of each and set in cracked ice until you are ready to serve. Then sprinkle with sugar and pour a tsp. of sherry upon the sugar. It will wash the sugar into the heart of the fruit.