1862 How to Mix Drinks or the Bon-Vivant's Companion 1$50.pdf

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144. FLIP, NEGUS AND SHRUB.

145. Rum Flip.

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of sailors (although we believe they seldom indulge in it)

—^is made by adding a gill of rum to the beer, or sub

stituting rum and water, when malt liquor cannot be pro

cured. The essential in "flips" of all sorts is, to pro

duce the smoothness by repeated pouring back and for

ward between two vessels,and beating up the eggs wellin

the first instance; the sweetening and spices according to

taste.

146. Rum Flip.

(Anotlier method.)

Keep grated ginger and nutmeg with a little fine dried

lemon peel, rubbed together in a mortar.

To make a quart offlip Putthe ale on the fire to warm,

and beat up thieo or four eggs Avith four ounces of moist

sugar, a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg or ginger, and a

gill of good old rum or brandy. When the ale is near

to boil, put it into one pitcher, and the rum and eggs,

&c.,into another; turn it from one pitcher to another till'

it is as smooth as cream.

147. AleFUp.

Put on the fire in a saucepan one quart of .ale, and let

it boU; have ready the whites of two eggs and the yolks

of four, well beaten up separately; add them by degrees