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DRINKS—

OLD

AND

NEW

"

Life

isnt

all

beer

atid

skittles

hut

beer

and

skittles^

or

something

better

of

the

same

sort,

must

form

a

good

part

of

e^very

Englishman

s

education

ToM

Hughes.

^/

^0

ynake

Ale

Cup,

Digest

for

a

few

hours

X

(preferably

for

a

few

days)

a

quarter

of

an

ounce

each

of

cinnamon

and

allspice

and

a

couple

of

cloves

in

a

tea-cupful

of

sherry,

and

strain

through

muslin.

Add

to

this

infusion

four

bottles

of

ginger

beer

and

a

quart

of

ale.

Cool

on

ice,

and

serve

in

tankards.

To

make

Bachnhitoyu

Mix

in

a jug,

placed

on

ice,

a

bottle

of soda-water,

a

bottle

of

claret,

a

glass

of

sherry,

a

glass

of

maraschino,

the

peel

and

juice

of

a

lemon,

a

table-spoonful

of

castor

sugar,

and

a

sprig

of

borage.

To

ynake

Bishop,

Stick

four

Seville

oranges

with

cloves,

and

roast

them

brown

before

the

fire.

Place

the

oranges

in

a

covered

earthenware

vessel

before

the

fire,

together

with

half

a

pound

of

castor

sugar,

a

quarter

of

an

ounce

of

mixed

ginger,

nutmeg,

and

cinnamon,

and

half

a

pint

each

of

water

and

of

claret.

Let

it

stand

for

a

few

hours

preferably

for

twenty-four

hours.

Then

squeeze

the

oranges,

and

strain.

Warm

the

mixture

and

add

a

boiling

mixture

of

half

a

pint

of

claret

and

a

quarter

of

a

pint

of

port.

"

Fijie

oranges,

JFell

roasted,

^vith

sugar

and

-zvine

in

a

cup.

They

II

make

a

siveet

Bishop

n^vhen

gentlefolks

sup.'''

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