Old Fashioned Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 4 lemons, rind and juice
  • 2 oranges, juice only
  • 1¾ pints boiling water
  • 3–4 oz sugar, according to taste

Method

  1. Put the rind and juice of four lemons and the juice of two oranges into one and three quarter pints of boiling water.
  2. Add three to four ounces of sugar according to taste.
  3. If you have a liquidiser, quickly put the mixture into it.
  4. Allow to cool and serve with ice cubes.

Notes

Also includes a cocktail recipe from Gosforth Park Hotel: Reindeer's Smile. Take equal measures of both Vodka and Cherry Brandy. Add a dash of cream and stir vigorously with ice cubes. Strain and pour, and sprinkle the drink with cinnamon. Simple and effective!