1827 Oxford Night Caps

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CIDER POSSET. Pound the peeling of a lemon in a mortar, pour on it one quart of fresh drawn cider; sweeten it with double refined sugar, add one gill of brandy, and one quart of milk from the cow,stir it well together, strain it through a fine hair sieve or a flannel bag, then grate a nutmeg into it, and it is fit for use. perry POSSET is prepare