recipe please for raspberry lemonade

[plot 11 pam]

has anyone got a recipe for organic raspberry lemonade?

[nick the grief]

er shouldn't that be raspberryade

Sorry Pam, you'll get used to me. I wouldn't even know how to go about lemonade making. Have you tried a google for soft drinks, or maybe the WI might have something.

[Shortie]

If you find the recipie else in the meantime Pam, can you post it here? That sounds nice...

[andrewo]

Raspberryade

Ingredients:
4 pints water
1 pint raspberry syrup

RASPBERRY SYRUP
2 quarts fresh raspberries
2 pounds granulated sugar
2 cups water


Directions:
Place ice in a pitcher or punch bowl. Add the berry syrup and water; stir well. Makes 20 servings.


RASPBERRY SYRUP: Wash the berries, mash and strain the juice through a jelly bag. Boil the sugar and the water to a soft ball stage, 234F. Slowly add the fruit juice and boil again. Skim off any foam, then pour into hot sterilized jars, seal, then refrigerate until used.

Also can be found in printable format here:
http://www.gsnrecipes.com/shared_con...cipes/1683.pdf

[blackkitty]

Raspberry lemonade

I think I know what you mean, its like old fashioned pink lemonade. I'm sure I've seen a recipe somewhere, probably Mrs Beeton, but my copy isn't the complete book. Basically you need a lemonade recipe and then you just mix to taste with raspberry syrup made from Andrew's recipe. I think its a case of experiment and taste. Oh Mrs B does say that Lemonade is improved by adding sherry - if that's any help.

[smallblueplanet]

....Lemonade is improved by adding sherry - if that's any help.

Wooo, it certainly is!!!!!

[Lesley Jay]

Mrs Beeton also recommends adding an egg white - can't say I fancy that though.

[nick the grief]

could you add Rhubarb Schnapps instead of sherry I wonder Would the egg white be to act as a finning agent LJ?

[blackkitty]

I think rhubarb snapps with lemonade sounds quite delightful. Hugh fearnsley whittingstall has recipes for several rhubarb cocktails in the river cottage year book. is this the way to make the younger generation like rhubarb do you think?
PS How do you make rhubarb snapps?

[Lesley Jay]

There is a thread about four below this one titled Schnapps and Nigella's recipe for rhubarb schnapps is there Kitty.

[blackkitty]

Thanks, I'll have a go when the rhubarb gets big enough!

[andrewo]

Rhubarb schnapps with lemonade and even coke works well. However be aware it gets into your system alot quicker.

[nick the grief]

...Rhubarb schnapps with lemonade and even coke works well....

I assume you mean the brown fizzy liquid & not the expensive white powder Andrew

[blackkitty]

I've just looked up the recipe for Schnapps and it seems quite starightforward. A bit like the old gin thing. Equal volumes gin, fruit and sugar, shake the bottle around every so often for six months or so then strain and bottle. This works with blackberries, plums, damsons, passionfruit and raspberries. (probably others too, this is just tested to date - in the interest of science I'm thinking of testing apricots and nectarines this year)
My father in law tried chilli vodka and left the chilli's in for six months - I'm thinking I might be able to dilute it and use it as weed killer

[nick the grief]

Why would you want a drink that blows your hat off & burns everything it touch's Or did he save this for people he didn't like