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IlOT DHlNKS.
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TEA PUNCH, HOT.
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COMPLIMENTS OF MAJOR SPECHT.
i\fake a quart of good, well-steeped t ea. Then t ake a large punch-bowl
a nd put in t hree-qua rters of a piut of cognac, one-quarter of
:1
pint of Jamaica
rum, the fresh juice of four lemons and six heaping teaspoonfuls of sugar. Set
this mixture on fire and stir rapidly, a dding the hot tea slowly the while.
A nice way of flavoring this drink is to mash the rinds of the lemons into
the sugar with a muddler before placing the sugar in t he bowl. When the
sugar has absorbed all the moisture from the rinds, throw them away.
TOM AND JERRY.
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A L.\ W. G. STEVE!\SON, '!"HE POPULA R MANAGER OF 'l'HE
~'AMOUS
PACIFIC BUFFET,
PACIFIC BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO.
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make this celebrated beverage a batter must first be prepared in the
following mauner: Procure any number of eggs and seJ2arate the whites from
t he yolks. Beat the whites until stif( and the yolks until tbin; then pour both
together into a large bowl and mix with enough sugar to make a thick paste.
Your batter is now ready, so when you wish to make a Tom and J erry, rinse
out a mug, cup or glass with boiling water ' (this is done t o heat it) , place
a heaping t easpoonful of the batter into the hot mug (mugs ar e generally
used to serve this drink), add a jigger of cognac and a
da~h
of St. Croix
rnm , fill t he glass with hot milk (some use hot water) , and stir until the batter
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a ll dissoh ecl, g rate nutmeg on top and serve.
N . B.-A half teaspoonful of carbonate of soda stirred into Tom and Jerry
batter will have a tendency to keep it sweet a nd prevent t he suga r from
settling t o the bottom of the bowl.
WAT.ER, HOT.
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P lace a spoon in a hot-water glass f ull of boiling water a nd serve. Dys–
peptics find this a great relief for their afilictiou, as the heat from the hot
water causes t he gastric juices of the stoml!eh to flow freely, and when t hose
juices assimila t e with the contents of the stomach digestion is assisted a nd
the patient finds relief. There
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no medicine as good for a dyspeptic or a
hard drinker as plenty of hot water, especially in the morning before breakfast
WHISKEY PUNCH, HOT.
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Dissolve a cube of sugar in a hot-water glass two-thirds full of boiling
water, pour in enough of the c1esirecl brand of whi skey
to'
nearly fill the
gla$~
and add a few drops of lemon juice, a slice of lemon and some spice.