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142 SUMMER AND FANCY DRINKS
Mandarin's Cup.
Ingredients. — Four ounces of sugar; six
oranges; one lemon; half a pint of sherry,
Madeira, or quarter of a pint of brandy; half
a pint of green tea.
Grate the rind of two oranges upon the sugar.
Put it into a stewpan with one pint of water,
boil it gently for three minutes, then add the
juice of si.x oranges and one large lemon. Let
it cool, add to it half a pint of green tea cold,
and more sugar if liked.
Let it stand in a
refrigerator till wanted, then add the wine or
spirit, and one pound of pounded ice.
My Tankard.
Ingredients.—One bottle of ale ; two lemons;
two tablespoonfuls of sugar; one glass of sherry;
handful of mint; a little nutmeg; one pint of
cold water.
Put the juice of two lemons and the rind of
one into a bowl; add the water, sugar, sherry,
mint, and nutmeg;. Let it stand fifteen minutes;
take out the mint, add the ale, and ice for
fifteen minutes.
King Edward's Own.
Use large glass; fill three parts with shaved
ice, one tablespoonful of icing sugar, eight drops
of Boker's bitters, one liqueur-glass of brandy.
Shake well, fill up with champagne, dash with
sherry, add a slice of pineapple. Serve with
two straws.