1904 One hundred and one beverages

allspice and nutmeg. When the wine is hot, but not boiling, pour it over the eggs, beating constantly so it will not cook or curdle the egg. Serve hot. $ NEW BABY ® TO one pint of thin oatmeal gruel, add the beaten yolk of an egg, four teaspoonfuls of sugar and the grated rind of a lemon. Heat and stir on the fire and add a glass of either sherry or port and a little nutmeg. Serve hot. $ NIGHTCAP ® BEAT the yolk of an egg with a gill of rum and one-half teaspoonful of allspice. Melt a tablespoonful of sugar in a cup of boiling water and whip this in. Strain into a hot glass, put the beaten white on top, and dust with nutmeg. $ NOEL $ THIS is prepared two or three weeks before using. Bake a dozen large, tart apples without peeling. Pour enough hot water in a pound of sugar to dis- solve it ; add two grated nutmegs, two large tablespoonfuls each of cloves and allspice and a pinch of mace. Add this to the apples and put in a deep earthen dish, and

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