1860 Oxford Night Caps

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wlien made witli lialf the quantity of spirit uous Hquors and placed in an ice tub for a short time, is a pleasant summer beverage. In making this Pmich, limes are some times used instead of lemons, hut they are by no means so wholesome.® NOYEAU PUNCH. Jdix three wine glasses of Noyeau with the Oxford Punch. Noyeau is dangerous, when drank in anv quantity, as it contains hydrocyanic acid; therefore more than the quantity specified ought not to he used. SPICED PUNCH. Boil a small quantity of each sort of spice in half a pint of water, until it is reduced one half; add it to the ingredients which compose the Oxford Punch, and grate a whole nutmeg into it. Spiced Punch, if ® Arbuttnot,in Ms work on ailments, says,"tbe West India dry gripes arc occasioned by lime juice in Punch."

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