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Claret.

1G5

Curafjoa,

1

gill

of

ratafia

of

raspberries,

2

bottles

of

German

seltzer

water,

3

bottles

of

soda,

and

3

bottles

of

claret

;

sweeten

to taste

;

draw

the

herbing,”

and

serve.

It

can

be

made

with

cham-

pagne

or

any

sparkling

wine,

by

substituting

some

other

liqueur

;

for

instance,

in

the

case

of

cham-

pagne,

use

noyeau

instead

of

ratafia

of

raspberries.

Claret

Cup

ci

la

Webber.

Bruise

1

doz.

of

a

cloves,

^

doz.

allspice,

which

digest in

1

gill

of

sherry,

and

\

gill

of

pale

brandy

;

in

three

hours

|

strain,

and

prepare

the

oleo-saccharum

of

2

lemons.

Into

a

vessel

(imbedded

in

ice)

put

a

few

young

borage

leaves

and

a

sprig

of

verbena

(

aloysia

i

citrioclora)

pour

on

the

spirit

and

a

liqueur-glass-

ful

of

noyeau,

Cura

9

oa,

or

Maraschino

;

add

^lb.

pounded

sugar,

the

oleo-saccharum

and

juice

(strained)

of

3

lemons,

3

bottles

of

claret

;

sweeten

to taste

;

withdraw

the

herbing

;

add

1

bottle

champagne,

2

bottles

of

soda-water,

pint

lumps

of

ice

;

cover

I

close

;

serve

as

soon

as

possible.

Claret

Cup

for

a

Large

Out-Door

Gathering

.

In

a

small

jug

put

some

slices

of

cucumber,

peeled;

one

or

two

drops

of

lemon-grass

oil

(

citronelle

on

it

as

it

absorbs

the

essential

oil.

To

save

much

repetition,

this

term

will

be

used

throughout

the

work

for

this

latter

I

process.