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When the Jelly has been found ready, immediately remove the container from ire. Remove its
scum and ill hot Jelly in clean and dry containers preferable of small size and cool it without
disturbing it.

FRUIT BEVERAGES

Fruit Beverages are fruit based drinks which are taken as such or can be suitably diluted with
water while drinking. These are easily digestible, highly refreshing, thirst quenching, appetizing and
nutritionally far superior to many synthetic and aerated drinks. These can be classi ied into two groups.
(a) Fermented Beverages.
b) Un-fermented beverages.
Fermented Beverages

Fruit juices which undergo alcoholic fermentation by yeasts include wine, nira, cider etc.
Un-fermented beverages:-
Fruit Juice which do not undergo alcoholic fermentation are termed as unfermented beverages.

These include Natural and Sweetened Juice, RTS (Ready to Serve), Nectar, Cordial, Squash, Crush, Syrup,
Fruit Juice Concentrate and Fruit Juice Powder. Barley waters and Carbonated beverages are also
included in this group.

Squash

This is a type of fruit beverage containing atleast 25 percent fruit juice, or pulp and 40 to 50
percent total soluble solids, commercially it also contains 1.0 percent acid and 350ppm sulphur dioxide
or 600ppm sodium benzoate. It is diluted before serving.
Orange, Mango, Pineapple, Lemon, Lime, Bael, Guava, Litchi, Pear, Apricot, Papaya, Jamun,
Peach, Phalsa, Plum, Mulberry, Strawberry, etc are used for making squash. In homes, squashes can be
prepared as per following receipies and procedures.

Orange Squash
Recipe
a) Orange Juice 1 litre

b) Sugar 2 kg
c) Water 1 litre
d) KMS 3g
e) Citric Acid 30 to 40g

f) Orange Red Colour ¼ Tsf.
g) Orange Essence 2 to 3 drops
Procedure:-

Take sour varieties of Oranges, extract juice in any steel container. Put a little quantity of sugar in
it before juice is extracted. Then ilter the juice through any sieve or cloth. Weigh it, keep it separately.
Then take equal quantity of water (equal to juice) and add double the quantity of sugar. Slightly boil it
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