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FANCY DRINKS
Boil the cloves and coriander, with a bit of cinnamon in the
water; mix together the rum and sugar,the yolks of the eggs
and the juice of half the lemon; whisk them all together,and
strain into a tumbler.
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BADMINTON®
Peel half of a middle-sized cucumber, and put it into a
silver cup, with four ounces of powdered sugar, a little nut
meg,and a bottle of claret. When the sugar is thoroughly dis
solved, pour in a bottle of soda water, and it is fit for use.
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LOCOMOTIVE
Use large bar glass
One tablespoonjul of genu- Three dashes of curaqao.
ine honey.
One claret glass of red Bur-
The yolk of a fresh raw egg. gundy.
Heat the wine in a thoroughly clean saucepan until it boils,
then pour it gradually upon the other ingredients (which,
previously, should have been thoroughly beaten together
in a mug or pitcher), whisking and stirring the materials
all the while,in order to prevent the egg from curdling. Pour
the mixture into a large bar glass, powder a little cinnamon
on top, and add two or three cloves before serving.
This seems like taking too much trouble just to make
one glass of Locomotive.The following proportions of ingre
dients makes four nice glasses:
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