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THE FLOWING BOWL
Porter Cup.
Put into a tankard or covered jug one bottle of
stout, one bottle of mild ale, and one wine-glassful
of old brandy, with sugar ad lib.; then add a little
powdered ginger, half a nutmeg grated ; cover it
over, ice for half an hour; before serving, stir in a
teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, add a few strips of
cucumber-rind, and put in, last of all, a block of ice.
One more cup, and I have done with this
part ofmy subject. This isa ladylike concoction,
as its name would seem to imply.
Tennis Cup.
Put into a bowl four tablespoonfuls of sifted
sugar, the rind of one lemon and juice of two, one
wine-glassful of brandy, one wine-glassful of ginger
syrup, and a small piece of cucumber-rind ; add two
bottles of soda-water, one sprig of borage, and two
sprigs of verbena. Ice well ; and serve in small
glasses.