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Lemon cocktail

Light cocktail of a sugar lump, angostura and orange juice, topped up with lemonade or soda water and served on ice. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 755.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 755 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A low-alcohol cocktail where most of the volume is lemonade or soda water. The book gives only the ingredients.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mix

    Put the sugar lump, angostura and orange juice in a glass with ice (the book gives no method).

  2. 2

    Top up

    Top up with lemonade or soda water.

Changes from the original

The book gives only the ingredient list. The method is inferred from the list. "Sitrenvann" is read as lemonade. "1 likørglass angostura" is kept as written.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 755) → Modernised~84% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stykke sukker stk sukkerbit. 1 likørglass angostura saft av ½ angostura. 0,5 stk appelsin sitrenvann (saften). sitronbrus eller selters (til å fylle opp). is. Ha sukkerbit, angostura og appelsinsaft i et glass med is (boka angir ingen framgangsmåte).. Fyll opp med sitronbrus eller selters.

Note on Modernised

Boka gir kun ingredienslisten. Framgangsmåten er tolket fra listen. «Sitrenvann» er tolket som sitronbrus. «1 likørglass angostura» er beholdt slik det står.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "sitrenvann"?
The book uses it for a lemon-flavoured soft drink, nowadays closest to lemonade.
What is selters?
Carbonated water.

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