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  1. Milk lemonade? I’m assuming that the milk would curdle, which would explain the need to strain it. I do love to make a dessert which is whipped cream whipped stiff with sugar, then with lemon juice and white wine and lemon zest stirred in. For some reason it doesn’t curdle and is delicious and not too sweet. It’s a variation on syllabub. Bad for the diet, bad for the teeth but who cares?

  2. Oh heavens! Sherry for babies? Well no I don’t think so, and like Diana I think the milk would curdle – ugh!
    My children drank water, fresh squeezed orange juice or milk with the occasional hot chocolate as a treat.
    I like Earl Grey tea and the occasional cappuccino as a change from my usual water.
    My four grandsons usually drink milk or water, they all like coconut water and my two Australian boys love their special juice (beetroot!)

  3. Lemon juice + milk = buttermilk. If you have a recipe that calls for buttermilk and you don’t have any, you can make your own by adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk. That’s why they had to strain it. I might be able to tolerate a few of those recipes, but that last one… I don’t think so. This has been fascinating. Back in the day, I would have been horrified by the notion of drinking iced coffee… but now I love it. Who knew?

  4. the milk lemonade sounds like a version of caudle or posset, which is supposed to curdle; you make it richer by adding beaten eggs and then it’s nowadays called an egg nogg. The thinner version was used in medieval times as a ‘bever’ or a meal between meals, usually for workmen with ale not wine, and a touch of honey . It had enough calories to keep them going but was light enough to stomach whilst working hard.

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