HOT DRINKS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 May 1939, Page 10

HOT DRINKS

FOR WINTER NIGHTS.

SIMPLE AND PLEASANT RECIPES.

There is already a nip in the air, and one nip suggests -another. No reference however, is intended in relation to rum and milk and other decoctions that inspire, an anticipatory sparkle in some masculine eyes. The point is that there are various simple and pleasant hot drinks suited to any member of a household. It is well known that a hot drink taken last thing at night will often induce sleep and at the same time ward off a cold. An ordinary lemon drink is available to anyone, but here is an idea that is better: Slice a lemon and two oranges, leaving the peel and the pips; add two or more tablespoonfuls of sugar and two pints of boiling water; press the fruit to extract some of the juice; stir, then strain off the liquid. The fruit may be used a second time, which accounts for the previous'advice, “some of the juice.” Another delightful drink may be prepared as follows: Put a spoonful of currant jelly, raspberry, or apricot jam. into a glass, fill up with boiling water, strain, add a teaspoonful of lemon juice and a teaspoonful of sherry. A wonderfully satisfying hot fruit cup on a cold night might be made as follows: Pare thinly the rind of two lemons as the first ingredient; put into a saucepan with a tablespoonful of jam, four ounces of sugar, and two pints of boiling water. Boil for, say, two minutes, and then add the juice of the lemons and the syrup from a tin of pineapple or other fruit juice. Strain the liquid and stir in fruit pieces very finely cut. There is ample scope for giving variety to this fruit cup according to the fruit juices available. Reheating before serving may sometimes be advisable .

A simple and refreshing drink may be made with a handful of raisins. Pour boiling water over them and leave overnight. Add a few drops of lemon and heat up as required. No sugar is needed. The soaked raisins will be relished by the children.