Ching Ching (c.1909) ★

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My parents-in-law were kind enough to purchase a new blender for us, after I broke our last one, so now I have more tools with which to make historical recipes! The easiest way to make shaved ice is with a blender; even our crappy old one could handle that.


Original Recipe:

 The Verdict:
Ohhh the burning! I used like 3 tiiiiiny drops of clove oil and it burned my throat! Also, this smelled like some kind of gross medicine. I couldn't even drink it. Maybe if it was watered down with 4 cups of shaved ice...

Modernized Recipe:
(Adapted from The Good Housekeeping Woman's Home Cook Book)

SHAVED ICE
3 - 4 tablespoons SUGAR
1 LARGE ORANGE, juiced (~ 1/2 cup)
1 drop ESSENCE OF CLOVES
1 drop ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT

1. Juice the orange. Stir in the sugar and essences.
2. Shave the ice in a blender. Put it into a glass and pour the orange juice mix over top.


Anje graduated with a Honours Bachelors degree in History with a minor in Museum Studies. She currently lives and works in Japan's least populous prefecture as an assistant English teacher.

1 comment:

  1. thingsforboysJuly 31, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    Eww, I'm sticking my tongue out at the thought of this! It sounded nice until you mentioned the clove. When I bought out blender I made sure it was a good one for shaving ice, but I don't think I've ever done it. :/

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