Photo: Ernest Porzi
Ingredients
- 2 gallons of boiling water
- 3 lemons
- 2 lbs
- 2 gallons
Directions
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1830. INGREDIENTS.--1 lb. of raisins, 3 lemons, 2 lbs. of loaf sugar, 2 gallons of boiling water.
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_Mode_.--Cut the peel of the lemons very thin, pour upon it the boiling water, and, when cool, add the strained juice of the lemons, the sugar, and the raisins, stoned and chopped very fine. Let it stand 4 or 5 days, stirring it every day; then strain it through a jelly-bag, and bottle it for present use.
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_Time_.--4 or 5 days. _Average cost_, 1s. 9d.
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_Sufficient_ to make 2 gallons.
By Isabella Beeton ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg