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BLACKBERRY SYRUP
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BLACKBERRY SYRUP

10 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

130
Calories
2g
Protein
1g
Fat
33g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 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
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Brandy not in our table 0
Water 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 juice
  • 2 teaspoons cloves
  • 15 pieces of cut sugar
  • 1 glass of best french brandy to every pint of the mixture
  • two tumblers of water
  • 4 lemons
  • 2 oranges
  • 2 oranges cut as thin as possible
  • lemon juice
  • lemon peel

Directions

1

MRS. MARY C. B. ALEXANDER, PHILADELPHIA.

2

One pint juice, 1 lb. white sugar, ½ oz. powdered cinnamon, ¼ oz. mace, 2 teaspoons cloves, 1 glass of best French brandy to every pint of the mixture. Procure perfectly ripe blackberries, put them in a porcelain lined kettle over the fire, let them remain until they break in pieces, strain through a flannel bag. Boil all except brandy 15 minutes stirring occasionally, then strain again and add brandy. Bottle and seal tight. Keep in a cool place.

3

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND’S RECIPE FOR SHERRY COBBLER.

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_Contributed by Mrs. John Beverly Roberts, Bryn Mawr, Pa._

5

Two tumblers of water, in each is dissolved 15 pieces of cut sugar. Juice of 4 lemons, juice of 2 oranges with the pulp. After the sugar is thoroughly dissolved, pour it into the punch bowl and add lemon juice and stir thoroughly, then add a few slices of lemon peel, and the orange, stirring briskly all the time. One and one-half pt. sherry is poured or dropped slowly into the bowl, and then is set aside until sufficient ice is powdered like snow, then add slowly to the mixture. Last of all add a lemon and 2 oranges cut as thin as possible and dropped from the knife into the bowl, after which stir for a few minutes with a silver spoon.

By Jacqueline Harrison Smith (ed.) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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