1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

OTHER SPIRITS 89 by the stipendiary magistrate, for gambling on licensed premises. To the day of his death this Jew protested his innocence of the crime. He told me the whole story, interlarded with tears and gesticulations. The 7-ozzers (detectives) raided the rum-room one afternoon, and created considerable com motion. Some of the imbibers managed to make their escape, but my informant was not so fortu nate. He was seized by one minion of the law, and shortly afterwards another officer cried: "See where he has hidden the dice in his tumbler of Old Jamaica ! " " And, may I die," added the poor Yid, "if the gonoph (rascal) hadn't placed 'em there him self—don't yer beliefe me ? " Of course I did. Here is another way of employing rum ; but you will not be able to shine at solo-whist after wards. Ru7n Booze. The yolks of eight eggs well beaten up, with some sifted sugar, and a grated nutmeg; extract the juice from rind of a lemon by rubbing loat sugar thereon ; put the sugar, a piece of cinnamon, and a bottle of white wine into a clean saucepan, and when the wine boils take it off the fire. Pour one glass of cold sherry into it, put it into a spouted jug (I don't mean hypothecated, but a jug with a spout to it) and pour it gradually amongst the egg mix ture, keeping the whole well stirred with a spoon as the wine is poured in. Sweeten to taste, and pour the mixture from one vessel to another until a fine white froth is obtained.