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Mint Julep
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Mint Julep

8 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

197
Calories
3g
Protein
1g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry 1 cup (152g) 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Peppermint 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

  • 1 quart water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 pint claret wine
  • 1 cup strawberry juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • Juice 8 lemons
  • 1½ cups boiling water
  • 12 sprigs fresh mint

Directions

1

Make syrup by boiling quart of water and sugar twenty minutes. Separate mint in pieces, add to the boiling water, cover, and let stand in warm place five minutes, strain, and add to syrup; add fruit juices, and cool. Pour into punch-bowl, add claret, and chill with a large piece of ice; dilute with water. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and whole strawberries.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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