1919 Home made beverages

— A Icoholic

Beverages

Egg Flip Beer, 1 pt.; eggs, 5; sugar, 2 oz.; nutmeg and gingeri sufficient. Break the eggs into half of the beer, add the sugar, and beat well together; then place it in a clean wanner and heat it over the fire to nearly the boiling point, stirring it all the time; but do not let it boil. Next add the other portion of the beer and the spices, and mix well together. Some persons add a glassful of spirits. Care must be taken not to let it boil, as if it does the eggs will separate. Egg Nog 1. — Take the yolks of 8 eggs, and beat with them 6 large spoonfuls of pulverized loaf sugar; when this is a cream add the third part of a nutmeg, grated; into this stir 1 tumblerful of good brandy and a wineglassful of good Madeira wine; mix them well together; have ready the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, and beat them into the mixture; when all are well mixed add 3 pt. of rich milk. 2. — Put 1 tablespoonful of sherry or brandy into a tumbler, add 1 tablespoonful of cream and a little sugar, and mix well. Whisk the white of 1 egg to a stiff froth, stir it lightly into the contents of the tumbler, and serve. 3. — Beat 1 egg in a cup add 1 tablespoonful of brandy and 1 small teaspoonful of castor sugar, and mix well. Strain into a tumbler, stir in 1-3 pt. of milk, and serve. 4. Hot. — a. — Beat the yolk of 1 egg and 1 tablespoonful of castor sugar well together, then stir in 1 tablespoonful of brandy or whiskey. Bring 1 pt. of milk to boiling point, then pour it over the mixed ingredients, stir well, and serve. b. — Plain syrup, % oz.; brandy, K oz.; whiskey, % oz.; Angostura bitters, 3 drops; 1 egg. Put in shaker and beat well. Strain in 10-oz. mug and fill with hot milk; finish with whipped cream and nutmeg. c. — Break fresh egg into shaker. Shake well, and pour into 5-oz. bouillon cup. Add dashes of whiskey and sherry 204