1869 Drinking Cups and their Customs (Mixellany)

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Moselle Cup s No. 3, As No. 2, except the pine-apple, for which substitute a pint of fresh strawberries, or three or four peaches or nectarines. Moselle €mp } No. 4. As No. 2 3 but add, instead of fruity some sprigs of woodruff. Woodruff is a herb much used on the Ehine for making May-Trank, its peculiar flavour being most powerful in May; it grows in forests in many parts of England. No. 5. When neither fruit nor woodruff can be obtained, add, instead of sherry or brandy, a glass or two of milk-punch, or essence of punch, and a little more of the lemon-peel. Cutters Moselle Cup. Half a pound of loaf sugar steeped in water to satu- ration, one orange thinly sliced, a handful of fresh young woodruff, and two bottles of Moselle. N.B. Hock may be substituted for Moselle, A bottle of Bordeaux added to the foregoing im- proves it. Mmlki Port To a bottle of matured port add a wine-glass of sherry, some cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a small piece of bruised lemon-peel• Simmer the spice in Moselle Cup $