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Show .AmmmJ JJ Freezing drinks served over counters coun-ters will always bo popular, no matter how much tho doctors Inveigh against them. Preachments do no good In this lino. Tho woman who Is boiling hot nrgues thnt she can bo made cool by putting ns much sweetened Ico Into her stomach as she con buy along tho street Hut fortunately for her health she may live out of tho reach of tho so-called so-called "summer drinks;" then sho enn mnko them for herself, nnd nftor sho tins grown nccustomcd to tho homo-mado homo-mado variety sho will pass by the others. Strnngo It Is that very fow women make n practice of concocting all sorts of palatable, cooling drinks to servo through tho four hot months. They depend on Ico water, milk nnd Iced ten. Hero nro somo recipes thnt have been tried nnd found not wanting: Pineapple Lemonade. Pool n ripe pineapple, grato the fruit, nnd turn ovor It tho Julco of flvo iemons. Then mnko n syrup of n pound of sugar and n pint of water by boiling then together to-gether for ten minutes. Cool tho syrup and add It to tho fruit, turn In n quart of cool water, and strain through a muslin cloth. Servo In a glass filled with crushed Ico. If you want to mako It qulto pretty add, a cherry to each glass. Currant Water. To prepare currant water mash n cupful of raspberries and two cupfuls of currants, add a cupful of cold water, nnd bring to n simmer over the fire. Then strain, mix with a cupful of syrup mnde with sugtir- and water, boll to tho thread stage, and turn In n quart and n hnlf of water. Stand the drink on tho Ico until It Is chilled. Cool Oatmeal Water. As nn alter nnto for barley wntor, for children nnd Invalids In summer, use ontmeal. It Is not only palatable, but nourishing. It Is mndo by mixing n largo tnblcspoonful of crushed oats with a llttlo milk nnd adding moro milk to bring the amount to n quart. Ilrlng to a boll ovor tho flro, then draw lo ono sldo of tho stovo and simmer sim-mer gently for a quartor of nn hour. Strain through ft cloth, add a little sugar, and put on tho Ico until wanted. This drink, by tho way, Is oxccllcnt In winter If served hot. It Is ns good fqr tlrod persona or Invalids as hot broth or chicken soup. Lemon Ginger Beer. Anpthor excellent ex-cellent homo-mndo drink for summer Is n mixture of lemon and ginger. It Is as pnlatabla to mnny as tho Imported Im-ported ginger nlo, which Is costly to drink If one mnkos a prnctlco -of It. It Is mndo as follows: Pour two gallons of cold water ovor n half-dozen lemons thinly sliced nnd ndd to this not qulto nn ounco of ginger root. To this mixture add n pound nnd a half of sugar. Let It como to n boll; then ndd n tnblcspoonful of cream of tnrtar, Strain nnd set In a cool placo. When nearly cold add n yeast cako dissolved In n llttlo lukewarm water; stir thoroughly; then set In a cool placo over night, In tho morning mix woll and bottle. Do sure to mnko tho corking nlrtlght nnd lay tho bottles on their sides In n cool placo. A small bottlo of Jnmntco ginger extract mny bo used In place ol tho wholo ginger If moro convenient. |