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Ale Punch. Take one quart of Burton ale,
one glass of Niersteiner, a wineglassful of brandy,
a wineglassful of capillaire syrup, the juice of a
lemon,and a piece of lemon peelj grate a little nut
meg and add a piece of toast; mix well, let it stand
cold for two hours,strain and serve.
Don't drink too fast lest you pay too slow.
American Punch.—Rub the peel of six
lemons on one pound of sugar; squeeze the juice of
the lemons and that of six oranges on it, having
carefully removed the seeds} add four pounds of loaf
sugar, five cloves, and two quarts of water} skim
well,fill into bottles, and keep for the punch. Now
mix three-fourths of a quart of green tea,one pint of
brandy,one quart of rum, one bottle of champagne,
and a cup of chartreuse well sweetened, pour it into a
punch bowl,add a lump of ice, three oranges cut in
slices, and three lemons. Let the beverage stand for
two hours,stir repeatedly,and serve.
Here is a riddle most abstruse;
Canst read the answer right?
Why is it that my tongue grows loose
Only when I grow tight?
Anisette Cordial—Take six
quarts of cognac,four
ozs.ofpulverised
star anise, four ozs. of ordinary anise,
the peel of two lemons,and one
oz.ofstick cinnamon} let this stand four
weeks in the sun,or in a warm place;
sweeten with two-and-a-half lbs. of
lump sugar, refined and cleared in
three quarts of boiling water} filter
and bottle.
A clever man may make money—only a wise man can
keep it.