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into France by the Italians in the time of Catharine
de Medici. Its origin is undoubtedly Italian, and
the colourless liquor made in Dantzic, with the
fragments of gold leaf floating therein, is a fiery
imitation of the real thing.
One more short recipe to finish this chapter.
Heap of Co7nfort.
Put into a small tumbler the yolk of one egg,
two-thirds of a wine-glass of sherry, one-third of a
wine-glass of brandy, ten drops of cura^oa, and a
teaspoonful of sugar. Add pounded ice, shake well,
and strain into a coloured claret-glass. Dust over
with nutmeg.
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