1891 Drinks à La Mode by Mrs de Salis

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BEER CUPS.

Ale Berry.

Mix two large spoonfuls of oatmeal groats in a little water, and gradually add to it half a pint of boiling beer or porter ; boil it in a saucepan and grate a little whole ginger into it ; sweeten to taste. It takes about ten minutes to boil.

Ale Cup.

Take two quarts of ale, the juice of a lemon, some powdered sugar and nutmeg, and a little brandy, with toast floating in it.

Ale Cup.

Another Way.

Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a round of hot toast ; lay on it a thin piece of the rind, a table- spoonful of castor sugar, a grate of nutmeg, and a sprig of balm. Pour over these one glass of brandy, two of sherry, and three pints of bitter ale. Re- move the balm after a few seconds.