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THE FLOWING BOWL
To my taste there is rather too much liqueur
in the above. Here is a simple recipe for
Badminton.
Peel half a small cucumber and put it into a
silver cup together vrith four ounces of sifted sugar,
the juice of one lemon, a little nutmeg, half a glass'
of cura9oa, and a bottle of claret; when the sugar
is thoroughly dissolved, pour in a bottle of soda-
water, add ice, and drink. The cucumber should
not be left in too long, and a sprig or two of borage
will improve the flavour.
Balaclava Cup.
Throw into a large bowl the thinly pared rind of
half a lemon, add two tablespoonfuls ofsifted sugar,
the juice of two lemons, and half a small cucumber'
unpeeled, in slices. Mix well, and add two bottles
of soda-water, two bottles of claret, and one of
champagne ; mix well, ice, and flavour with borage.
Another Claret Cup.
Put into a large bowl three bottles of claret a
large wine-glass ofcura9oa, a pint ofdry sherry, half
apint of old brandy, a large wine-glass of rasp'berry
syrup, three oranges and one lemon cut into slices.
Add four bottles of aerated water, sweeten to taste
ice and flavour with borage. This is a good cup'
for a garden-party, or a tent at Ascot j and re
member always that the better the ingredients the
better the cup. More especially let your brandy
be of the right brand.
Tet Another.
Pour into a large jug one bottle of claret, two
wine-glasses of dry sherry, and a dash of maraschino.