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Some
Early
^American
'Beverages
Lamb's
Woole
HEAT
one
pint
of
good
Ale,
add
Sugar
and
Nutmeg
to
taste,Lemon
Peel
andapinch
of
Cloves
and
Ginger.
Put
in
a
bowl
with
three
Apples
roasted
and
sliced,
and
three
pieces
of
Toast.
Serve
very
hot
as
a
"nightcap."
To
Make
Cherry
Wine
SIX
pounds
of
Cherry
s.
Three
pounds
of
Sugar.
Three
quarts
of
Water.
Your
Cherrys
being
stalk'd,
ston'd
and
well
broke
;
mix
all
together
and put
into
your
Cask.
Let
it
be
well
shake'd
together
every
day
for a
week
or
ten
dayes,
then
stop
it
up
very
close
and
let
it
stand
a
quarter
of
a
year,
then
you
may
bottle
it.
Weigh
your
Cherries
before
they
are
stalk'd.
[Judge
Sewall,
1712]
Switchels
ONE
teaspoonful
of
dry
Ginger.
One
cup
of
Molasses.
One
half
cup
of
Vinegar.
Three
or
four
quarts
of
cold
Water.
Rub
Ginger
drop
by
drop
into
the
Molasses.
Add
Vinegar
and
Water.
Stir
well,
and
ice.
[Mrs.
Andrew
B.
Barnard]
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