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Home-made Beverages.
half a bottle of champagne,a bottle of claret and
a bottle of seltzer water, and serve.
Burgundy Cup.
Embed a jug in ice,and place in it a bottle of
Burgundy, a liqueur-glassful of chartreuse,
the strained juice of a lemon, and sugar to'
taste. Before serving, add half a pint of port
and 2 bottles of well iced seltzer water.
Chablis Cup.
Embed a jug in ice, and put into it twopints
of chablis, one and a half gills of sherry, and a
sprig of borage. Rub 10 lumps of sugar on
the rind of a large lemon, then pound them and
stir into the liquid. Let it all stand for 1 hour,
then add two bottles of well iced seltzer water
and serve.
Champagne Cup (No. 1).
Put a bottle of iced champagne into a large
jug, add a sprig of borage, a wineglassful of
brandy, a table-spoonful of maraschino, and
two bottles of iced soda water.
Champagne Cup (No.2).
Put a bottle of iced champagne into a large
jug, add 2 or 3 sprigs of verbena, 3 slices of
cucumber, 1 oz. castor sugar, a liqueur-glass
ful of Curasao, and two bottles of iced soda
water.
Cider Cup (No, 1).
Embed a large jug in ice, and pour into it a
quart of cider, a glass of brandy, a pint of
lemonade, six lumps of sugar, and a sprig of
borage and balm. Let it stand fpr half an ^
hour, then add a bottle of iced soda water.
Cider Cup (No,2).
Put a quart of iced cider into a large jug, add
a sprig of mint, 6 lumps of sugar previously
rubbed on to the rind of a lemon and then
pounded, a wineglassful of sherry and one of
curafao, and lastly two bottles of iced soda
water.
Claret Cup (No. 1).
Put a bowl in a tub of ice, and pour into it
the strained juice of 2 lemons, a gill of brandy,
and two bottles of claret. Rub 2 oz.loaf sugar