Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers

Lemon Syrup for Seasoning

Pare the lemons very thin, and put the peel to boil in a quart of water; cover it, to keep in the flavor; put two pounds of loaf sugar to the peel of a dozen lemons, and boil it till it becomes a rich syrup; keep it corked up in a bottle, to season ice cream.