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A

BACHELOR'S

CUPBOARD

A

Dissertation

on

Drinks

''

Drink

nothing

without

seeing

it.''

CHAM-

Mix

one

bottle of

champagne,

two

bottles

PAGNE

of

soda,

a

glass

of

brandy,

a

glass

of

Cura-

^^

gao,

some

slices

of

cucumber

peel,

and

the

juice

of

a

lemon.

Moselle

or

Sauterne

may

be

made

into

cups

the

same

way,

and

alluring

decoctions

they

are.

Another

"

cup

"

is

made

in this

fashion

:

a

cordial

glass

each

of

benedictine,

brandy,

and

maraschino

are

put

in

a

quart

jug.

Filling

it

up

with

champagne

makes

a

champagne

cup

that

is

not

to

be

sneezed

at.

Rhine

wine,

cider,

or

claret

may

be

used

with

felicitous

result.

''

Drink

upon

salad

costs

the

doctor

a

ducat"

CIDER

This

is

a

favorite

English

beverage.

Make

BOWL

an

extract

of

a

spoonful

of

green

tea

in

a

half-pint

of

boiling

water,

and

after

letting

it

stand

a

quarter-hour,

put

in

a

punch

bowl

and

add

six

ounces

of

lump

sugar,

a

bittle

of

cidar,

two

wineglasses

of

brandy,

half

a

pint

of

cold

water,

and

place

the

bowl

on

ice

for

further

orders.

''

He

who

likes

drinking

is

ever

talking

of

wine"

CLARET

Into

a

punch

bowl

put

half

a

pony

each

CUP

of

benedictine,

yellow

chartreuse,

maras-

chino,

and

Curasao,

the

juice

of

six

limes,

two

bottles

of

claret,

one

bottle

of

Moselle,

one

bottle

of

Apol-

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