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Chabl'ts Cup.
Dissolve four or five lumps of sugar in a quarter
of a pint of boiling water, and put it into a bowl
with a very thin slice of lemon rind ; let it stand
for half an hour, then add a bottle of chablis, a sprig
of verbena, a wine-glassful of sherry, and half a pint
of water. Mix well, and let the mixture stand for
a while, then strain, add a bottle of Seltzer water, a
few strawberries or raspberries, and a block of ice.
Serve in small glasses.
Should you wish to make
Red Cup
use one pint of port wine instead of white ; and
sometimes two glasses of red-currant jelly are added.
In other respects, follow the directions already laid
down for making Cider Cup ; a little warm water
being necessary to dissolve the jelly.
Freemason.
This sounds a " for'ard " sort of potion :—Put
into a bowl one pint of Scotch ale, one pint of mild
ale, half a pint of brandy, one pint of sherry, and
half a pound of sifted sugar. Mix well together,
grate a little nutmeg over the top, and add a block
of ice.
Mind, I, personally, do not believe in the
blending of malt liquor with wine or spirits;
and the above reads like a bile-provoker of the
most persistent type. But compared with the
next recipe—which some of my readers may
think should come, for choice, under the heading
of " Strange Swallows "—it is harmless indeed.