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The BonVivant's Companion
fancy drinks
Bowl of Eggnog
I pound sugar
ID eggs (yolks should be separated)
Beat yolks with sugar until dissolved
Pottr in I pint Martell brandy
I wineglass Jamaica rum
3 quarts rich mUk
Mix ingredients well with a ladle and stir continually while
pouring in milk, to prevent curdling. Then beat whites of eggs
and put on top of mixture. Serve.
General Harrison''s Eggnog
Use large bar glass
I egg
1Yz teaspoonfuls of sugar
2 or 3 small lumps of ice
Fill tumblerwith cider and shake well. This is a splendid drink
and very popular on the Mississippi River. It was General Harri
son's favorite beverage.
Laugh at all things, great and small things,
Sick or ivell, at sea or shore;
While loeWe quaffing, let's keep laughing;
Who the devil cares for more ?
Happy are ive met. Happy have we been.
Happy may we part, and happy meet again.
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