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JULAP,
OR
JULEP.
Behold
this
cordial
Julap
here,
That
flames
and
dances
in
his
crystal
bounds,
With
spirits
of
balm
and
fragrant
syrups
mixt.
Milton.
Julap
b
is
a
refreshing
arid
wholesome
drink,
used
much
by
country
housewives.
John
Quincy,
the
author
of
a
dictionary
of
Physic,
describes
it
as
an
extemporaneous
form
of
medi-
cine,
made
of
simple
and
compound
water
sweet-
ened,
and
serves
for
a
vehicle
to
other
forms
riot
so
convenient
to
take
alone.
The
usual
mode
of
making
it
in
the
vicinage
of
Oxford
is,
by
sweetening
an
infusion
of
mint
with
honey,
and
mixing
a
glass
of
wine
or
spirits
with
it.
The
following
is
the
Mint
Julep
of
the
Wen-
ham
Lake
Company.
Mingle
ice
and
sugar
as
described
in
the
Recipe
for
Sherry
Cobbler.
Add
a
wine
glass
b
Julap
is
a
Persian
word,
signifying
a
sweet
potion.
c
Died
in
1723.