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Some

Early

^American

leverages

Syllabub

PLACE

in

a

large

bowl

a

quart

of

strong

Ale

or Beer,

grate

in

a

little

Nutmeg

and

sweeten

with

Sugar.

Milk

the

cow

rapidly

into

the

bowl

to

raise

a

good

froth.

Let

it

stand

an

hour,

and

serve.

Wine

or

Cyder

may

be

used

instead

of

Ale.

Caudle

Cup

OFFERED

to

callers

on

the

arrival

of

Baby.

One

pint

of

thin

Oatmeal

Gruel.

To

Ik

of

one

Egg.

One

wineglass

of

Sherry.

Four

lumps

of

Sugar.

Serve

hot

with

grated

Nutmeg

on

top.

Bully

Dawson's

Punch

"QUGAR,

twelve

tolerable

lumps;

hot

O

Water,

one

pint;

Lemons,

two,

the

Juice

and

Peel

;

old

Jamaica

Rum,

two

gills

;

Brandy,

one

gill;

Porter

or

Stout,

half

a

gill;

Arrack,

a

slight

dash.

I

allow

myself

five

minutes

to

make

a

bowl

in

the

foregoing

proportions,

carefully

stirring

the

mixture

as

I

furnish

the

ingredients,

until

it

actually

foams;

and

then

Kangaroos!

how

beautiful

it

is!"

[Alice

Morse

Earle.

Stage-Coach

and

Tavern

Days']

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