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WINTEfi PRINKS
NEGUS.
Negus may be made of sherry or any other sweet wine
(see page 122), but portwine ?s njore usual. Colonel Negus
is said to have invented this beverage.
Port Wine Negus.
Put a pint of port wine into a jug, and rub
some lumps of sugar (equal to a quarter of a
pound) on the rind of a lemon ; then squeeze
the juice of the lemon and strain it, adding the
sugar and lemon juice to the port wine, with a
little grated nutmeg. Add to this a quart of
boiling water, cover the jug, and when cooled a
little the beverage will be fit for use.
Port Wine.
Another Mixture.
Put into a small tumbler one wineglass ofport
wine with two small lumps of sugar, and half
fill with boiling water; add a small portion of
the rind of a lemon, and dust with nutmeg.
Soda.
Make hot two wineglasses of port wine, in
which you have put a teaspoonful oficing sugar
a little grated nutmeg, and a little pounded
cloves ; add to this one wineglass of boiling
water and a split bottle of soda-water. This is
a delicious drink, well adapted to those who
do not take punch or potent spirit after supper.