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Coffee Liqueur.—Roast three ounces of best
Mochaj grind it j prepare a syrup with one pound of
sugar and half-a-pint of water j put the coffee in the
boiling syrup and boil for afew seconds; mix all with
one quart of brandy* cork well,and let it stand for a
month} then filter, and the liqueur is ready for use.
Really,I mustsmoke a cigarette with this.
Earthquake Calmer.—Into a small wine
glass put one'third brandy, one-third curacao, one'
third benedictine, and three dashes of Angostura
bitters.
When, after feasting, you feel like a stuffed pepper
within,a little Seigel's Syrup is a mighty good thing,
Egg Milk Punch.—Infuse a stick of vanilla
in one quart of boiling milk5 strain the milk,add six
ounces of sugar and one quart of cream} let this boil
up once more,stir into it the yolks of six eggs,; allow
fluid to cool and add one pint of rum, whisky, or
brandy.
"Come gentlemen,drink down all unkindness"
—Shakespeare.
Egg=Nogg Punch.—Beat well the yolks of
four eggs in a tureen with six ounces of powdered
sugar; add gradually one pint of brandy,one-fifth of
a pint of rum, one pony of maraschino, and two
quarts of milk; beat the whites of the eggs until they
assume a snowy appearance, and sweeten with a
little vanilla or lemon sugar; let the whites float on
top of mixture; put on ice and serve cold.
" It is wretched to live in suspense—it is the life of a
spider; it is even worse to die in suspense, for that is to
be hanged,"— Swifi.