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MODERN
AMERICAN
DRINKS.
25
Cincinnati.
A
glass
half
-full
of
lemon
soda
;
then
fill
with
draught
beer.
Cherry
Brandy.
Ten
pounds
of
ripe
wild
cherries
are
freed
from
their
pits,
the
pits
are
pulverized,
and,
with
the
cherries
and
one
gallon
brandy,
placed
in
a
demi-
john
or
a
covered
stone
jar
for
eight
weeks.
Add
two
pounds
refined
sugar,
filter
through
filtering-
paper,
bottle
;
but
use
only
after
it
has
been
bot-
tled
at
least
six
weeks.
Claret
Lemonade.
Make
a
plain,
sweet
lemonade,
add
a
jigger
of
claret
before
shaking
;
decorate
with
fruit.
Serve
straws.
Mulled
Claret.
Put
in
a
dish four
lumps
sugar,
two
jiggers
claret,
the
juice
of
a
quarter
of
a
lemon,
a
little
powdered
allspice,
three
cloves,
a
small
stick
cin-
namon.
Bring
the
above
to
the
boiling
point,
then
strain into
a
hot-drink
glass,
and add
a
slice
of
lemon.
Mulled
Claret
and
Egg.
Prepare
same
as
Mulled
Claret,
leaving
out
the
lump
sugar.
Boil
the
mixture
one
minute.
Beat