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52

DRINKS

A

LA

MODE

>{

jar

upon

half

an

ounce

of

cloves,

a

small

piece

of

cinnamon,

and

an

ounce

of

crushed

sugar

candy

;

stir

all

well

together,

put

on

the

cover,

and

resin

all

over

;

let

the

jar

stand

for

six

months

in

a

warm

cellar,

then

strain

and

filter

till

perfectly

clear

and

bright.

Rosolio.

Italian

Drink.

Put

into

a

pint

of

liquid

sunshine

rum

the

peel

of

four

oranges,

and

put

it

into

a

tightly

corked

bottle.

After

eight

days

put

four

lemons

cut

in

slices

into

half

a

pint

of

water,

which

must

boil

over

the

fire

for

a

quarter

of

an

hour

;

then

take

out

the

lemons

and

pour

the

boiling

liquid

into

a

basin

into

which

two

ounces

of

white

lump

sugar

has

been

put,

and

let

it

dissolve,

when

it

will

have

become

a

rich

syrup,

to

which,

when

it

cools,

the

rum

must

be

added.

Mix

well

and

filter

through

fine

filtering-paper.

Sportsman's

Drink.

Boil

half

an

ounce

of

hops

and

half

an

ounce

of

bruised

ginger

in

a

gallon

and

a

half

of

water

for

twenty-five

minutes

;

add

a

pound

of

best

brown

sugar,

and

boil

ten

minutes

more,

then

strain

and

bottle

while

hot.

It

will

be

ready

for

drinking

when

cold.

Keep

in

a

cool

place.

Usquebaugh

Cordial.

Stone

a

pound

of

the

best

raisins,

rub

the

zest

of

an

orange

on

some

pieces

of

loaf

sugar

;

bruise

the

raisins

in

a

mortar

with

a

quarter

of

an

ounce