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Seville ora11g·es are uot g·euerally used at
Oxford
in
making Negus; when they are,
one ora11ge is allowed to each bottle of
win e.
COLD WHITE WINE
NEGUS.
To make cold white wine Negus, let the
mixture stand until it
is
quite cold, and then
pour a bottle of white wine into it.
It is sometimes in the summer season
placed in a tub of ice; when that is done
it will be necessary to make the Negus
somewhat sweeter, as extreme cold detracts
from the sweetness of liquors.
PORT
"VINE
NEGUS.
In making port wine Negus, merely omit
the j elly; for when port wine comes in con–
tact with calves-feet jelly, it immediately
assumes a disagreeable muddy appearance.
Negus is not confined to any particular
sorts of win e; if the jelly i:s omitted, it can