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a perfectly clean skillet the wine and
half a pint of water, then set this on the
fire. Mix the whites and yolks of the
eggs in bowl with the balance of the
water and beat together thoroughly.
When the wine begins to boil, pour it on
the mixture in the bowl, add the nutmeg
and stir briskly. Be sure and not pour
the mixture into the wine, or the eggs
will curdle. Sugar and a little allspice
can be added, if desired.
PUNCH.
Boil a large pot of strong, black cof
fee.
Put four pounds sugar in a good-sized
dish, then pour four bottles of Brandy
and two bottles of Jamaica Rum over
the sugar. Set this on fire, allowing
the sugar to dissolve and drop into the
black coffee. Stir well, and the result
is a hot punch.
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