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Home-made Beverages.
Ale Posset.
Boil J pint of new milk, and pour it over a
slice of toast. Add J oz.butter,the beaten yolk
of an egg, \ pint hot ale and sugar to taste.
Simmer gently for two or three minutes, then
serve.
Ale Punch.
Put 1 quart of mild ale into a bowl, add 1 oz.
castor sugar,the grated rind and strained juice of
a lemon, a wineglassful each brandy and sherry,
and a little grated nutmeg, and serve in small
glasses.
Ale Sangareei
Sweeten J pint boiling ale with a teaspoonful
of castor sugar,pour into atumbler,grate a little
nutmeg on the top, and serve.
Allspice Cordials
Infuse J oz. of allspice and 1 oz. sugar candy
in a pint of good brandy for a fortnight,shaking
it every day, then strain throughfiltering paper,
pour into small bottles, cork them tightly and
seal with bottling wax.
Almond Drink.
Simmer 3oz. ground sweet almonds and 1 oz.
ground bitter almonds in a pint of water for 15
minutes, then dissolve J lb. sugar in it, and
strain through a fine hair sieve. When cold add
a spoonful of orange-flower water, and dilute to
taste with plain or aerated water.
Almond Milk.
Blanch and pound 2 oz. sweet almonds and
I oz. bitter almonds with a table-spoonful
orange-flower water and 2oz. castor sugar,add a
pint of cold water,cover over,and leave for three
hours, stirring from time to time. Strain, add a
table-spoonful of brandy if liked, and storein air
tight bottles. When required dilute with an
equal quantity of cold water.
Ambrosia.
Take some strawberry syrup (see recipe),
flavouritto taste with vanilla essence,and diluted
with plain water or aerated water.
Angelica Cordial.
Infuse 4 oz. young angelica shoots, 4 cloves
and a small piece of cinnamon in a quart pf