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CUPS WHICH CHEER
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A Crimean Cup for a much smaller party can
be made, without the addition of orgeat,
follows :—
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Put the peel of half a lemon or orange into a
bowl, add a tablespoonful of sifted sugar, one small
glassful of maraschino, half that quantity of cura^oa,
and a wine-glassful of old brandy. Mix well
together, and add two bottles of aerated water, one
bottle of champagne, and a block of ice.
Race-day Cup,
Dissolve a quarter of a pound of sugar in a quarter
of a pint of water, add the juice of two lemons, one
wine-glassful of brandy, halfa wine-glassful of cherry
brandy, a dash of maraschino, and a bottle of cham
pagne. Add also a small piece of cucumber-peel,
two sprigs of borage, two thin slices of lemon, four
strawberries, four brandy-cherries, and two bottles of
Seltzer water ; stir well, and ice for an hour after
covering up the bowl. Before serving put in a
block of ice, and serve in tumblers.
Loving Cup.
Better a little flavoured brandy-and-water
where love is than a Crimean Cup or a Halo
Punch amidst bickerin'gs and vexation of spirit.
Rub the rind of two oranges on loaf-sugar and
put the sugar into a bowl; add half a pint of
brandy, the juice of one lemon, one-third of a pint
of orange juice, and one pint of water. Add more
sugar if required, and ice well.
I don't know if the above is the way the
Loving Cup at the Mansion House is made ;
H