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WINE

CUPS.

0,

Peggy,

Peggy,

-when

thou

go’st

to

hrew,

Consider

well

what

you

’re

about

to

do.

Be

very

wise

very

sedately

think

That

what

you

’re

going

to

make

is

drink

Consider

who

must

drink

that

drink,

and

then

"What

’tis

to

have

the

praise

of

honest

men

The

future

ages

shall

of

Peggy

tell,

The

nymph

who

spiced

the

brewages

so

well.”

Claret

Cup

d

la

Brunow,

for

a

Party

of

Twenty.

This

cup

is

much

appreciated

in

Russia,

and

has

long

enjoyed

deserved

popularity

amongst

the

highest

in

that

country.

Put

into

a

large

vessel

imbedded

in

a

mixture

of

ice

and

salt

the

proportion

of

31bs.

of

salt

to

1

21bs.

of

ice

is

a

very

good

one

some

sprigs

of

balm

and

borage,

or

slices

of

cucumber

(not

too

much,

or

it

will

render

the

drink

disagreeably

over-hei'bed);

pour

on

the

herbs

1

pint

of

sherry,

£

pint

of

brandy

;

then

the

peel

of

a

lemon

rubbed

off

lightly,

with

a

lump

of

sugar

(oleo-saccharum)

;*

add

the

strained

juice

of

1

lemon

and

3

oranges,

pint

of

*

Oleo-saccharum

is

the

name

by

which

the

sugared

essence

of

lemon

and

orange

peel,

&c.,

is

known.

It

is

made

by

rub-

bing

a

piece

of

sugar

on

the

outer

rind

of

the

fruit,

and

scraping