Drawing of five species of foxes, Encyclopedia Americana, 1920, Vol. 11
Drawing of five species of foxes, Encyclopedia Americana, 1920, Vol. 11 (1) Cape Fox or Lalande’s Dog, (2) Arctic Fox, (3) Side-striped Jackal or Quaha, (4) Silver Fox, (5) Corsac
  • Boil a pound of sugar and a quart of water for five minutes;
  • Strain
  • Take the leaves from twelve stalks of mint
  • Chop fine and pound them to a pulp
  • Add them and the juice of two lemons to the sugar and water
  • Strain
  • Turn into an ice-cream freezer and stir now and then until the mixture is frozen like wet snow
  • Serve in punch-glasses
One Hundred & One Beverages by May E. Southworth, 1904
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