1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT 161 into France by the Italians in the time of Catharine de Medici. Its origin is undoubtedly Italian, and the colourless liquor made in Dantzic, with the fragments of gold leaf floating therein, is a fiery imitation of the real thing. One more short recipe to finish this chapter. Heap of Co7nfort. Put into a small tumbler the yolk of one egg, two-thirds of a wine-glass of sherry, one-third of a wine-glass of brandy, ten drops of cura^oa, and a teaspoonful of sugar. Add pounded ice, shake well, and strain into a coloured claret-glass. Dust over with nutmeg.

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