American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Lemon Ice

Original Recipe

The juice of six lemons and the grated rind of three, a large sweet orange, juice and rind; squeeze out all the juice and steep it in the rind of orange and lemons a couple of hours; then squeeze and strain through a towel, add a pint of water and two cupfuls of sugar. Stir until dissolved, turn into a freezer, then proceed as for ice-cream, letting it stand longer, two or three hours. When fruit jellies are used, gently heat the water sufficiently to melt them; then cool and freeze. Other flavors may be made in this manner, varying the flavoring to taste.

Ingredients

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  • 6 lemons and the grated rind of three
  • 1 large sweet orange
  • 1 couple of hours
  • 1 towel
  • 1 pint of water and two cupfuls of sugar
  • 1 freezer
  • 2 or three hours

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Instructions

  1. 1

    The juice of six lemons and the grated rind of three, a large sweet orange, juice and rind; squeeze out all the juice and steep it in the rind of orange and lemons a couple of hours; then squeeze and strain through a towel, add a pint of water and two cupfuls of sugar.

  2. 2

    Stir until dissolved, turn into a freezer, then proceed as for ice-cream, letting it stand longer, two or three hours.

  3. 3

    When fruit jellies are used, gently heat the water sufficiently to melt them; then cool and freeze.

  4. 4

    Other flavors may be made in this manner, varying the flavoring to taste.

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