1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

92 THE FLOWING BOWL To my taste there is rather too much liqueur in the above. Here is a simple recipe for Badminton. Peel half a small cucumber and put it into a silver cup together vrith four ounces of sifted sugar, the juice of one lemon, a little nutmeg, half a glass' of cura9oa, and a bottle of claret; when the sugar is thoroughly dissolved, pour in a bottle of soda- water, add ice, and drink. The cucumber should not be left in too long, and a sprig or two of borage will improve the flavour. Balaclava Cup. Throw into a large bowl the thinly pared rind of half a lemon, add two tablespoonfuls ofsifted sugar, the juice of two lemons, and half a small cucumber' unpeeled, in slices. Mix well, and add two bottles of soda-water, two bottles of claret, and one of champagne ; mix well, ice, and flavour with borage. Another Claret Cup. Put into a large bowl three bottles of claret a large wine-glass ofcura9oa, a pint ofdry sherry, half apint of old brandy, a large wine-glass of rasp'berry syrup, three oranges and one lemon cut into slices. Add four bottles of aerated water, sweeten to taste ice and flavour with borage. This is a good cup' for a garden-party, or a tent at Ascot j and re member always that the better the ingredients the better the cup. More especially let your brandy be of the right brand. Tet Another. Pour into a large jug one bottle of claret, two wine-glasses of dry sherry, and a dash of maraschino.