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BOWLS.

470.

Sillabub.

This

word

is

derived

from

the

old

English

words,

"

to

sile

"

("

to

strain,")

"

and

"

bub

"

("beverage").

In

a

large

china

pot

mix

one

pint

of

rich,

sweet

cream,

one

pint

of

good

Rhine

or

Hungarian

wine,

four

or

five

ounces

of

sugar,

on

which

you

have

rubbed

off

the

rind

of

a

lemon

and

the

juice

of

a

lemon;

let

it

get

very

cold

on

ice;

beat

to

a

thick

foam,

and

serve

in

glasses

or

cups

as

dessert,

or

after

coffee.

471.

Heir

Sillabub.

On

half

a

pound

of

sugar

rub the

rind

of

two

lemons;

break

the

sugar

and

dissolve

it

in

a

quart

of

sweet

cream;

mix

three-fourths

of

a

quart

of

claret

and

the

juice

of

the

lemons

with

the

cream;

place

on

ice

for

an

hour,

and

serve.

472.

Stvawberrn

Bowl.

Take

one

pint

of

choice

strawberries;

cover

them

with

pow-

dered

sugar;

then

take

three

pints

of

strawberries

and

infuse

them

with

one

pint

of

hot

sugar

syrup

two

hours;

strain

them

through

flannel

upon

the

sugared

strawberries;

add

three

or four

bottles

of

Moselle

wine;

put

the

bowl

on

ice,

and

add,

finally,

a

bottle

of

champagne.

473.

Qwttt

Soul

One

pound

of

powdered

sugar,

one

and

a

half

lemons

cut

in

slices,

without

the

seeds,

and

one-fourth

of

an

ounce

of

stick

cinnamon,

are

infused

in

a

bottle

of

Moselle

or

Rhine

wine

twelve

hours;

strain

and

serve

in

glasses.

474.

tDeat

Jnftian

Sangara.

Pulverize

one-fourth

of

a

pound

of

loaf-sugar;

add

one

wine-

glassful

of

lemon

or

lime

juice;

stir

well;

add

a

bottle

of

Madeira,

half

a

pint

of

good

brandy,

and

one

quart

of

cold

water;

mix

all

well,

and

grate

the

fourth

part of

a

little

nutmeg

on

top;

put

in

a

big

lump

of

ice,

and

serve

with

biscuits.

This

is

a

favorite

drink

in

the

West

Indies,

and

usually

taken

cold.