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into it, let it stand a quarter of an hour,
then add a small quantity of pulverized
cloves and cinnamon, half a pint of brandy,
and one quart of good strong ale ; stir it
well together, put a couple of slices of
toasted bread into it, grate some nutmeg
and ginger on the toast, and it is
fit
for use.
Ice it well and it
will
prove a good summer,
warm it and it
will
become a pleasant win–
ter, beverage.
It is drank chiefty at
dinner.
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METHEGLIN.
Non Vitis, sed Apis succum tibi mitto bibendum,
Quern legimus Bardos olim potasse Britannos.
Qualibet in bacca Vitis Megera latescit,
Qualibet in gutta Mellis Aglaia nitet.
The juice of Beea, not Bacchus, here behold,
Which Britiah Bards were wont to quaft' of old;
The berries of the grape with Fwies swell,
But in the honeycomb the Graces dwell,
Howell.
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