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PUNCHES.

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352.

Pour

three-fourths

of

a

quart

of

boiling

water

on

one

ounce

of

fine

black

tea;

let

it

stand

for

about

six

minutes;

strain

the

tea,

sweeten

with

four

ounces

of

sugar,

add

the

well-beaten

yolks

of

five

eggs,

and

stir

thoroughly;

fill

it

into

a

freezing-can,

and

turn

it

in

the

ice-cream

freezer

for

ten

minutes;

add

the

juice

of

two

lemons

and

two

oranges,

and

turn

again

for

a

quarter

of

an

hour;

three-quarters

of

an

hour

before

serving

the

punch

begin

anew

to

turn

and

stir

the

whole

mixture,

so

as

to

make

it

flowing

and

foamy.

Finally

beat

the

whites

of

the

five

eggs

to

foam;

mix

it

with

one-fourth

pound

of

sugar,

add

it

to

the

punch,

and

half

a

pint of

Santa

Cruz rum,

and

serve

in

glasses.

353.

Colb

The

yolks

of

seven

fresh

eggs

are

stirred

with

two

ounces

of

powdered

sugar

and

a

teaspoonful

of

lemon-juice

;

add

this

to

two

quarts

of

cold

Rhine

wine

while

briskly

and

continually

stirring.

354.

(na

ttJine.

One

pint

of

white

wine,

the

yolks

of

two

fresh

eggs,

two

ounces

of

pulverized

sugar,

are

well

mixed,

and

beaten

over

fire

until

the

wine

rises.

355.

ftnotljer.

Boil

one

pint

of

Rhine

wine,

half

a

pint

of

water,

and

two

ounces

of

sugar;

meanwhile

stir

the

yolks

of

two

eggs

in

two

tablespoonfuls

of

cold

water;

add

the

boiling

wine

while

contin-

ually

beating

or

stirring,

and

serve

in

glasses.

356.

(Inslial)

JJtmclj.

Rub

the

rind

of

two

large

lemons

on

half

a

pound

of

sugar;

put

it

in

a

tureen,

squeeze

the

juice

of

the

fruit

on

it,

pour

one

quart

of

boiling

water

over

it;

stir

all

well;

add

three

gills

of

rum,

half

a

pint

of

best

brandy;

grate

a

little

nutmeg,

heat

it

over

a

coal

fire,

but

do

not

let

it

boil,

and

fill

into

glasses.