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Non-alcoholic · Shaken · Historical · complexity 1/5

Lemon Squash

A fresh lemonade or lemon squash made with lemon juice, sugar, crushed ice, and seltzer.

lemon · seltzer · refreshing

Served in Cobbler glass. Ice: Crushed ice.

Variants (3)

Methode pour composer soi-meme Les boissons americaines by Emile Lefeuvre (1889, p.24) — Emile Lefeuvre 1889

1 lemonlemon juice — jus d'un citronbase
0.5 soda waterseltzer — soda water ou eau de seltzdilution
3 teaspoonpowdered sugar — sucre en poudresweetener
  1. Press lemon juice into a cobbler glass, add sugar, fill two-thirds with crushed ice, finish with seltzer, shake hard, and serve with straws.

Ice: Crushed ice

L'Art du Shaker by Dominique Migliorero (1925, p.39)

1 lemonlemon juice — Lemon juiceacid
1 pieceice — Icebase
iced seltzer water — Iced seltzer waterdilution
2 coffee spoonpowdered sugar — Powdered sugarsweetener
  1. Build in a medium tumbler, stir, and serve.

Ice: Ice

Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.291) — Lemon Squash

1 lemonlemon juice — jugo de un limonacid
ice — pedacitos de hielobase
Soda water — sodadilution
1 tablespoonsugar — cucharada grande de azucarsweetener
  1. Build in a large glass and fill with soda.

Ice: Ice

This matters because it preserves a simple soda-fountain lemon branch in Chicote's summer drinks.

See also: Lemonade, Orange Squash