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
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