HOME-MADE DRINKS FOR THE HARVEST FIELD. 



A Good Harvest Drink. — 1 lb. of brown sugar, ^ oz. hops. ^ oz. ol 

 ginger (bruised), 1^ gall, of water ; boil the hops and ginger for 25 minutes, 

 add the sugar and boil ten minutes more, then strain and bottle while hot ; 

 it will be ready for drinking when cold, but is better if kept a few days. 

 Dried horehound may be used instead of hops. 



GiNGEU Beek. — 1 lb. of lump sugar, 1 oz. of bruised ginger, two lemons 

 sliced ; pour over these ingredients two gallons of boiling water, let it stand 

 till lukewarm then add one tablespoonful of brewer's barm, or one small 

 teacupful of baker's barm ; let it stand twelve hours, then bottle it. It will 

 be ready for use in twenty-four hours. 



Indian Syrup.— 1 lb. of lump sugar, I oz. of citric acid powdered, one 

 lemon cut in slices, one quart of boiling water ; stir all together and bottle 

 when cold. The addition of a little essence of cochineal will impart to it a 

 nice rose colour. One or two tablespoonsful, according to taste, to be put into 

 a tumblerful of water. This will keep more than a fortnight. 



Mowers. Harvesters, &c. — The following makes a very refreshing 

 drink, and is almost identical with the above, but much cheaper: 2 lbs. of 

 light brown sugar or more, according to taste, I oz. of citric acid, powdered, 

 three gallons of cold water ; mix all together, melt a little common cochineal 

 in hot water and add sufficient to colour it 



Ale or Beer Outdone. — Ingredients: best hops. 1 lb. tapioca, 1 lb., 

 water, ten gallons. Directions : Thoroughly swell the tapioca in cold water, 

 then put it in a gauze cloth, and boil it and the hops in the ater for half an 

 hour. Let all cool together. Next day strain it and put it in bottles or 

 casks, bunging it close to exclude the air. Nothing more is required. — huh 

 League Journal. 



Stokos is by far the most refreshing and strengthening drink. It 



costs 3d. per gallon, and is made as follows : — 



Put into a large pan a \ lb. of fine oatmeal, from 5 to 7 ozs. of white 

 sugar, half a lemon cut into small pieces. Mix with a little warm water, 

 then pour a gallon of boiling water into it : stir all together thoroughly, and 

 use when cold. The lemon may be omitted, or raspberry vinegar or any 

 other flavoring may be used instead. More oatmeal may be used if preferred. 



CoKos is a good nourishing drink made as follows: — 8 ozs. of sugar, 

 6 ozs. of good fine oatmeal, 4 ozs. of cocoa at lOd. per lb. mixed gradually 

 and smoothly into a gallon of boiling water ; take to the field in a stone jar. 



One ounce of coffee and half an ounce of sugar bottled in two quarts of 

 water and cooled, is a very thirst-quenching drink ; so is cold tea. but 

 neither of these is so supporting as the oatmeal drink. 



It is quite a mistake to suppose that beer or spirits give strength. They 

 do give a spurt to a man, i)ut that quickly goes oft", and spurts, in hard, heavy 

 work, too often made, certainly lessen the working powers. 



Boiling water poured on a few slices of lemon, with a little sugar, makes 

 a very refreshing drink. Butter milk sht)uld be more used as a drink. 



The above receipts may be had for ciiculation. ^A) for seven penny stamps. KK) 

 fourteen stamps, po.st free, from J. Abbey. 44. St. (tiles.' Oxford. 



