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Loving Cup.
Rub the rind of two oranges on loaf-sugar,
and put the sugar into a cup or bowl; add half
a pint of brandy, the juice of one lemon, one-
third of a pint of orange-juice, and one pint of
water; acid more sugar if required, and ice
well.
Porter.
Put into a tankard or covered jug one bottle
of stout, one bottle of mild ale, and one wine
glass of brandy, with icing sugar to taste;
then add a little powdered ginger, half a nut-
mcg grated, cover it over, and expose to the
cold for half an hour; before serving stir in
a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, add a few
pieces of rind of cucumber, and put in a lump
of ice.
Race Day.
Dissolve four ounces of sugar in a quarter of
a pint of water, add juice of two lemons, one
wineglass of brandy, half a wineglass of cherry
brandy, half a wineglass of maraschino, one
bottle of champagne; add a small piece of
cucumber-peel, two sprigs of borage, two slices
of lemon, four strawberries, four brandy cherries,
two bottles of seltzer-water ; stir well. Ice well
for an hour, having first covered the bowl-
Before serving put in a block of ice. Serve
in small glasses.