Coming from the Maghreb, she appears in Marseille and Paris
Refreshing and exotic for the Parisians of the 17th century who can drink it while alpagating “limonadiers” who walk in the streets and stop to serve you in a timpani. And lemonade is probably the invention that allowed the West to discover the world.
– Workshop of Gerard ter Borch – A glass of lemonade – Mid 17th century.
She helped discover the world
For centuries, far from all shores, the sailors of the boats were suffering from scurvy, a terrible disease which made them lose their teeth, their hair, and which was even fatal. Impossible, therefore, to go very far. It was in the 18th century that it was understood that what sailors lacked was vitamin C and it is mainly found in fruits and vegetables. The Frenchman Jean Baptiste FACIOT put at least one kind of lemonade in a sachet, made up of sorrel, sugar and lemon zest. We diluted it in a large glass of water and presto! No more scurvy and therefore much longer voyages for sailors. Useful for discovering Australia, Tahiti and so on. France consumes 137 million liters of bottled lemonade on average each year. That said, you can do it yourself, it’s quite simple now. We even sell machines that prepare it for you.
Recipe
If you want to make it the old-fashioned way, you bring 20 Cl of water and 200 grams of sugar to the boil, let it cool, and you add 20 cl of lemon juice then 1 liter of still or sparkling water according to your preference. . Cooking is a whole series of recipes, but above all it’s a lot of heart. R