1903 The Bachelor Book

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Coffee Liqueur.—Roast three ounces of best Mochaj grind it j prepare a syrup with one pound of sugar and half-a-pint of water j put the coffee in the boiling syrup and boil for afew seconds; mix all with one quart of brandy* cork well,and let it stand for a month} then filter, and the liqueur is ready for use. Really,I mustsmoke a cigarette with this. Earthquake Calmer.—Into a small wine glass put one'third brandy, one-third curacao, one' third benedictine, and three dashes of Angostura bitters. When, after feasting, you feel like a stuffed pepper within,a little Seigel's Syrup is a mighty good thing, Egg Milk Punch.—Infuse a stick of vanilla in one quart of boiling milk5 strain the milk,add six ounces of sugar and one quart of cream} let this boil up once more,stir into it the yolks of six eggs,; allow fluid to cool and add one pint of rum, whisky, or brandy. "Come gentlemen,drink down all unkindness" —Shakespeare. Egg=Nogg Punch.—Beat well the yolks of four eggs in a tureen with six ounces of powdered sugar; add gradually one pint of brandy,one-fifth of a pint of rum, one pony of maraschino, and two quarts of milk; beat the whites of the eggs until they assume a snowy appearance, and sweeten with a little vanilla or lemon sugar; let the whites float on top of mixture; put on ice and serve cold. " It is wretched to live in suspense—it is the life of a spider; it is even worse to die in suspense, for that is to be hanged,"— Swifi.