1891 Drinks à La Mode by Mrs de Salis

DRINKS A LA MODE

6

Crimean Cup.

Soyer.

Put one quart of syrup of orgeat, one pint of cognac brandy, half-pint of maraschino, quarter-pint of sunshine rum, three bottles of champagne, two bottles soda water, three ounces sugar, the juice of four lemons. Stir well till the sugar is dissolved, and whip the mixture up with an egg-whisk to whiten the composition. Put the champagne in last, and stir well. Hebe's Cup. Cut an inch and a half off of a freshly cut cucumber into very thin slices and put them in a china bowl with the thin rind of a lemon and three tablespoonfuls of castor sugar. Mix all well to-' gether, then pour on three tablespoonfuls of brandy, six of sherry, a bottle of soda water, and a bottle of claret ; let them remain for an hour, and add another bottle of soda water just before serving. Hock Cup. Mix together one bottle of Hockheimer and one bottle of soda water and add one tablespoon- ful of castor sugar, three large slices of pine-apple, and four pounds of chipped ice. Ice Cream Soda Water. Take equal quantities of fruit syrup and cream, with double the quantity of chipped ice, add a bottle of soda water, and drink whilst effervescing.