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THE BON VIVANT'S COMPANION
a pint of water. Mix well,and let stand half an hour; strain,
and ice it well.
CIDER NE CTAR
A la Harold Littledale
One quart of cider.
One glass of sherry.
One bottle of soda water. One small glass of brandy.
Juice of half a lemon, peel of quarter of a lemon; sugar and
nutmeg to taste; a sprig of verbena. Flavor it to taste with
extract of pineapple. Strain, and ice it all well. This is a de
licious beverage,and only requires to be tasted to be appre
ciated.
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BOTTLED VELVET
A la Sir John Bayley
A BOTTLE of Moselle, half a pint of sherry, the peel of a
lemon, not too much,so as to have the flavor predominate;
two tablespoonfuls of sugar; add a sprig of verbena; all
must be well mixed,and then strained and iced.
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TOM AND J ERRY
Use punch bowl for the mixture
Five pounds of sugar.
One and one-half teaspoon-
Twelve eggs.
ful of ground cinnamon.
One-half small glass of Ja- One-half teaspoonful ground
maica rum.
cloves.
One-half teaspoonful ground
allspice.
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