1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

STILL HARPING ON THE DRINK 169

A Doctor^ which is a cold edition of the above, and may also be made with brandy or whisky. In A Surgeon-Major^ which is a still more valuable—and more expensive —restorative, two eggs are used, and the tumbler is filled upwith the choicest brand of champagne kept on the premises. Blue Blazer isa " grateful, comforting " drink in cold weather. And it is advisable that the nerves of the mixer be in thoroughly good order, and that he (or she) be steady of hand. Put into a silver cup, which has been previously heated, awine-glassful of Scotch whisky (proof) and one wine-glassful of boiling water; set on fire, and have ready another cup, also heated, and pass the blazing liquid from one cup to the other, three or four times. Serve in a small tumbler with a little sugar and lemon. If a good dispensing chemist be within easy reach, the searcher after the hidden truth may try a Locomotive. Beat two eggs with a little honey in a jug, add a pinch ofground cloves and aliqueur-glass of cura^oa ; then add, beating all the time, one pint ofburgundy made boiling hot. Dust with nutmeg.