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THE EXOTIC DRINKING BOOK
FIRST MARCH FOUR BASED upon a MATTER of ALES
AULD MAN'S MILK, a REvIVIFIER from the HEATHER BoUND
SLOPES of BoNNrn ScoTLAND; and FETCHED BACK to these SHORES after
RESIDENCE
in
the BRITISH IsLES in
1932
Take a bottle of Scotch ale, heat it gently in a saucepan and while
it is gaining temperature dust with
y,)
tsp of powdered cinnamon, the
same of nutmeg and ginger. Take the yolks of
2
fresh eggs, add
l
scant
tsp of brown sugar; then beat them well. When ale is hot but not
quite boiling, pour this egg-sugar mixture slowly in-stirring dili–
gently. When thoroughly blended, turn in
l
to
2
jiggers of good
Scotch whisky. A fine stout and nourishing drink, this.
YE OLDE GOSSIPE'S BOWLE, BASED on MUI.LED ALE, and DATED,
ENGLAND,
1622
We, as a matter of principle, despise all titles with "Ye" in it-Ye
Little Giftee Shoppee, and such ilk, but when we ran on the near–
Elizabethan dating of this receipt we forgave all, for it is a grand title
and one of England's oldest drinks-sometimes called
Lamb's Wool.
Strong ale, two
12
oz bottles,
l
qt; Bass preferred
Good white wine,
l
pint
N utrneg,
1
tsp
Brown sugar, to taste
Roasted crab, or other small,
apples; sugared and spiced
Mix ale and wine, add sugar and spice, heat slowly. When piping
hot add the roasted apples, serving in wide mugs if you have 'em. Not
too much sugar on the apples, please. Crabs are best.
LORD RUTHVEN'S "GOSSIP'S CUP," or
TEWAHDIDDLE,
a
CHARMING Mix of ALE, BRANDY, SPICES
&
SUGAR,
&
DATED LoNDoN,
1654
We imagine that this is an older drink even than the Olde Gossipe's
Bowle, given above. And of
Tewahdiddle-what
a name, what a
name!-the immortal Dr. Kitchiner says:
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