Recipes

Lemonade (Made with Lemon Juice Powder Synthetic)

Recipe No. 14 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Beverages. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Drink

Serves 8 gallons.
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 14 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Beverages. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Ingredients

  • Lemon juice powder, synthetic — 18 ounces (1 mess kit cup)
  • Sugar, granulated — 8 pounds (4 No. 56 dippers)
  • Water — 8 gallons (32 No. 56 dippers)

Directions

  1. Mix lemon juice powder and sugar together thoroughly.
  2. Add mixture slowly to water, stirring constantly.
  3. Chill; serve immediately.

Notes

SCALED TO 8 SERVINGS (the original is ÷12.5): Lemon juice powder, synthetic — 1½ oz Sugar, granulated — 10¼ oz Water — 2½ qt

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 14, Beverages. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.