Old-fashioned Pineapple and Lemonade

Sheryl

Jul 30

2 glasses Pineapple & Lemonade

Old-fashioned lemonade is refreshing on a hot summer day, but it can get a little boring, so when I saw a recipe in a hundred-year-old cookbook for Pineapple and Lemonade, I decided to give it a try. The Pineapple and Lemonade was a little sweeter than the typical lemonade, and the pineapple flavor predominated over the lemon, but it was tasty.

Here's the original recipe:

Recipe for Pineapple and Lemonade — Source: Order of the Eastern Star Relief Fund Cook Book compiled by the Michigan Grand Chapter (1923)

This recipe was in an Order of the Eastern Star organizational cookbook. The Order of the Eastern Star is affiliated with the masons. The recipe author was John Hamill. I think this is the first male recipe author that I've seen in a hundred-year-old cookbook. The initials after his name (R.W.G.T.) mean that he was the Right Worthy Grand Templar or Right Worthy Grand Treasurer.

Here's the recipe updated for modern cooks:

Pineapple and Lemonade

Servings: 3-4
Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: easy
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2 cups water

1 cup sugar

1 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple

juice of 3 lemons

4 cups mixture of ice and water

Put water and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil using medium heat while stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in the contents of the can of pineapple and the lemon juice, then strain. Add the ice and water mixture, and serve.

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