1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

185

Loving Cups.

— Into a quart pot

Ale Cup, or Jehu’s Nectar.

add a wine-glass of gin-and-

grate some ginger ;

This

; then a pint of good ale (heated).

bitters

should be drunk while it is frothing. Ale Cup. — Bottle of Edinburgh ale, 2 bottles of ginger beer, 1 gill syrup from preserved ginger,

mix to-

of cucumber, pint of shaven ice ;

slice

; stir well, and pour into thin glasses.

gether

— Bottle of good ale ;

pint of lumps of

Ale Cup.

ice.

—

Loving Cup. 1 pint of Mountain, 1 pint of Madeira, 1 pint of Lisbon, 1 bottle of champagne,

1 lemon, peel of half

1 gill of Cognac, juice of

sweeten and spice to

another rubbed on sugar ;

; when well mixed, strain clear ;

on serving,

taste

add ice.

— Into a bowl put some toasts of

Loving Cup.

; add G oz. of sugar (1 lump saturated with

bread

grate I nutmeg ;

add equal

orange-flower water) ;

quantities of cinnamon and ginger, in powder ; pour on a quart of good ale, 1 bottle of sherry, and, im- mediately before drinking, 1 bottle of soda-water. Councillor' s Cup. — Binds of 2 oranges, rubbed off with sugar, and steeped in h pint of brandy, which add to the strained juice of 1 lemon and £ pint of orange-juice, and a pint of water ;