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FANCY DRINKS
The BonVivant's Companion
quart of strong beer; to this isaddeda pint of gin; a bottle of sherry
is put into a saucepan, with a stick of cinnamon, a nutmeg grated,
a dozen large lumps of sugar, and the rind of a lemon peeledvery
thin; when the wine boils, it is poured upon the gin and beer, and
the whole drunk hot.
Tom and Jerry
Use punch bowl jar the mixture
5 pounds of sugar
12 eggs
^ small glass of Jamaica rum
I Yz teaspoonfuls of cinnamon
Yi teaspoonful of cloves
Yi teaspoonful of allspice
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and the yolks imtil
they are as thin aswater; then mix together and add the spices and
rum; thickenwith sugaruntU the mixture attains the consistency
of a hght batter.
To deal out Tom and Jerry:
Take a small bar glass, and to one tablespoonful of the above
mixture add one wineglass of brandy; fill the glass with boiling
water; grate a little nutmeg on top.
Adepts at the bar in serving Tom and Jerry sometimes adopt a
mixtureof brandy, ^4 Jamaica rum, ^ SantaCruz rum, instead
of brandy plain. This compound is usually mixed and kept in a
bottle, and awineglass is used to each tumblerof Tom and Jerry.
A teaspoonful of cream of tartar, or as much bicarbonate of
soda as you canget on a dime, willpreventthe sugar fromsettling
to the bottom of the mixture.
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