1835 Oxford night caps (3rd edition)

Seville ora11g·es are uot g·euerally used at Oxford in making Negus; when they are, one ora11ge is allowed to each bottle of win e. COLD WHITE WINE NEGUS. To make cold white wine Negus, let the mixture stand until it is quite cold, and then pour a bottle of white wine into it. It is sometimes in the summer season placed in a tub of ice; when that is done it will be necessary to make the Negus somewhat sweeter, as extreme cold detracts from the sweetness of liquors. PORT "VINE NEGUS. In making port wine Negus, merely omit the j elly; for when port wine comes in con– tact with calves-feet jelly, it immediately assumes a disagreeable muddy appearance. Negus is not confined to any particular sorts of win e; if the jelly i:s omitted, it can