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CRUSTAS.—CUPS
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CUPS.
Cups are extremely popular, and specially adapted for
all descriptions of parties, picnics, race luncheons, etc.
Badminton.
Peel half a middle-sized cucumber, and put it
into a silver cup or bowl with four ounces of
icing sugar, juice of a lemon, a little nutmeg,
half a glass of cura9oa, and a bottle of claret;
when the sugar is thoroughly dissolved, pour in
a bottle of soda-water, ice, and it is ready for
use. A couple of sprigs of borage is an im
provement when obtainable.
Balaclava.
Throw into a large bowl the thinly pared rind
of half a lemon, add two tablespoonfuls of icing
sugar, the juice of two lemons, and the half of a
small cucumber cut into thin slices with the
peel on. Mix well; then add two bottles of
soda-water, two bottles of claret, and one of
champagne; stir well together; add a small
piece of balm, put in a small block of ice, and
serve.
Chablis.
Dissolve four or five lumps of sugar in a
quarter of a pint of boiling water, and put it
into a bowl with a very thin slice of lemon-peel;
let it stand for half an hour, then add a bottle
of chablis, a sprig of verbena, a wineglass of
sherry, and half a pint of water. Mix well,
and let it stand for half an hour, then strain,
ice, and pour in a bottle of soda water.
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