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THE AFTERMATH OF REVELRY 209
Bitters
for mixing purposes.
One ounce of Seville orange-peel, half an ounce
of gentian-root, a quarter of an ounce of cardamoms.
Husk the cardamoms, and crush them with the
gentian-root. Put them in a wide-mouthed bottle,
and cover with brandy or whisky. Let the mixture
remain for twelve days, then strain, and bottle off
for use, after adding one ounce of lavender drops.
A hot-pickle sandwich may be made with
two thin, crisp slices of toast, with chopped
West-Indian pickles in between. There are
also many excellent sandwiches made for restora
tive purposes, by the nymphs who enliven the
various Bodegas by their abilities and pretty
prattle. And of those sandwiches commend me
to the one labelled " Rajah."
To make a
Devilled Biscuit
take a plain cheese-biscuit, heat it, but do not
scorch it, in the oven. Then spread over it a paste
composed of finely-powdered lobster worked up
with butter, made mustard, ground ginger, cayenne,
salt. Chili vinegar, and (if you can stand it) a little
curry powder. Reheat the biscuit for a short time,
and then deal with it.
But, after all, fresh air and exercise are the
best of all restoratives j and most of the above
recipes are adduced in the interest of the jaded
Londoner, or the dweller in cities, to whom a
ride, or awalk, save on Sundays and Bank holidays,
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