1847 Oxford night caps (4th edition)

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when the wine

wine, into a clean saucepan ;

pour one glass of cold

boils take it off the fire ;

white wine into it, put it into a spouted jug, and pour it gradually among the yolks of eggs, &c* keeping them well stirred with a spoon as the wine is poured in ; if not sweet enough, add a quantity of loaf sugar; then pour the mixture as swift as possible from one vessel to the other until a fine white froth is obtained. Half a pint of rum is sometimes added, but it is then very intoxicating. Port wine is some- times substituted for white, but is not considered small

This liquor should be drank when

so palatable.

If the wine is poured boiling hot

quite hot.

among the eggs,

become

mixture

the

will

curdled.

BEER FLIP.

Beer Flip is made the same way and with the same materials as the preceding, excepting that one quart of strong home-brewed beer is

the wine ;

a glass of gin

substituted

for

is

sometimes added, but it is better without it.